Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This year, the Muslim holy season of Ramadan and the Christian holy season of Lent overlap. Both traditions place great spiritual importance on the act of sacrifice (followed by celebration) within community. What lessons can we (theists and non-theists alike) find in these practices?
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Join us as we usher in the winter holidays! Families and friends gather in the sanctuary for an opening hymn and offering, then split into different groups. Some sing beloved carols, some decorate the church, and some create ornaments. The groups rotate and then we return to the sanctuary … Continue reading Hanging of the Greens
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. “We Have a VOICE” VOICE will be focusing on the 5th Principle: “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” This service is offered by VOICE: Voices Organized in Civic Engagement
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This is the time of year when we might dress up as ghosts, vampires, monsters, or witches, but behind some of these fun and fantastic figures, there is actual, historical horror. Did you know that American Unitarianism grew out of congregationalism and that our congregationalist ancestors in Salem Massachusetts … Continue reading “A Witch Story”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. Although our building is a historical treasure, the people who make up the church are everyday folks living into an ever-evolving truth.
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. The official start of our new church year is September 11. This will be a special Ingathering service — our first together in person since September 2019! Once again, this service will feature a water ceremony. In this ceremony, everyone brings a small container of water that represents a … Continue reading Rivers of Life (Ingathering)
Direct Link to YouTube Stream HERE During the last two weeks of August, our services are designed to introduce core concepts and principles of Unitarian Universalism to those who may be seeking a spiritual home or who are just curious about our liberal and liberatory faith. This year, we examine two terms that can be … Continue reading Faith (through a UU Lens)
“What happened? Reflections on life with PTSD.” How community can help us heal from trauma. With Becky Tallent Direct link to YouTube stream HERE.
“Feet of Clay: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, UUs, and July 4” On this July 4 weekend, nearly 250 years after the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed, we explore the legacies, good and bad, that the founders left us and where we are on fulfilling our ideals of equality, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, … Continue reading Lay-Led Summer Worship
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. On this Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the many individuals who keep our chalice burning bright: our volunteers, lay leaders, and staff. We will also take a look back at the period of the pandemic and ask, “What did we learn? How have we changed?”
