Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. This multigenerational service will feature a blessing of the animals and a memorial for all those animals who have passed through our lives, blessing them in incalculable ways. Well-behaved and fully vaccinated pets are welcome but should be contained in an appropriate carrier or kept on a leash at … Continue reading “In Gratitude for the Animals”
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. In a time of war and upheaval, how can we find peace through the practice of gratitude? On this Sunday before Trans Day of Remembrance, we also pause to remember the precious trans lives lost this past year due to hatred and violence.
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Join Rev. Diana in the sanctuary for a quiet hour of chant / a cappella singing, meditation, and self-reflective spiritual practice. We will recess to the Allen courtyard for a burning bowl ritual. Because of the contemplative and intimate nature of this service, there will be no YouTube stream.
Join us this Sunday for a meditative service featuring candle lighting and a guided gratitude practice. On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we also take time to remember and mourn all the trans and gender diverse individuals whose precious lives were taken by violence within the past year. We will also welcome our newest members … Continue reading “Beyond Food and Football: a Gratitude Practice”
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. As we transition from the regular church year into summer, let’s pause to celebrate the simple joy of reading. Worship Associate: Ann Meeks
Direct link to YouTube stream HERE Whether you love or hate Shel Silverstein’s 1964 book, The Giving Tree, it offers an interesting place to begin a discussion of the nature of giving. What does it mean to take and to give? When is giving unhealthy and when is it life-affirming and mutually beneficial? Who or what … Continue reading Giving Trees
In-person and streaming to YouTube. Direct link to live stream HERE. Register to attend in-person HERE (goes live on Wednesday, closes Sunday at 9:00) On this first Sunday returning to an in-person RE program for children and youth, we will pause to honor all the teachers who have given so much of themselves over the … Continue reading Tending the Fire: Honoring Teachers
This will be an online (Zoom) service only. During this reflective service, we’ll engage in a gratitude practice and look back on the past year to name the things that brought us light, joy, and hope. Because we will be breaking out into small groups during this service, there will be no virtual coffee hour … Continue reading These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
