A Multigenerational Service Easter offers us the opportunity to explore the themes of oppression and resistance and liberation. Easter offers us the opportunity to explore the theme of death and what lives on that death cannot touch. Easter offers us the opportunity to explore difficult times in our lives and society and what can arise, … Continue reading Rise Up, O Flame
Our diversity can be a source of division or an opportunity for connection, learning, and growth. Drawing on the wisdom of civil rights scholar john a. powell and psychology professor Geoffrey L. Cohen, we’ll explore how to connect across differences. Question to Ponder: “What helps you connect with others across difference?” Monthly Theme for April: … Continue reading Turning Borders into Bridges
This month’s Soul Matters theme is Joy. It might seem like an odd time to be focusing on joy but maybe that’s precisely why we need to do it now. Maybe we need to protect and nurture our access to joy now more than ever. Join us as we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility with … Continue reading “The World Can’t Take It Away”
Guest in the Pulpit: Rev. Kirk Freeman “Once to every soul and nation comes the moment to decide, in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.” So begins the hymn based on an 1845 poem by Unitarian abolitionist, James Russell Lowell. Right now it seems that these moments are arriving … Continue reading “A Fork in the Road”
In these challenging times we all need emotional support from others. But what kind of support is helpful? This year AUUC’s pastoral care team members reflected on the book, The Art of Being a Healing Presence. This Sunday members of AUUC pastoral care team will share reflections on what they’ve learned from this book as … Continue reading “The Art of Being a Healing Presence”
A Multigenerational Service The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool aged children. Monthly Theme for March: Trust Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / download the Order of Service here soon.
Rev. William Levwood It’s hard to know how to respond in this difficult time. Join us as we ground ourselves in our UU Values and explore responding to the urgency of this moment while laying the groundwork for the long haul. Question to Ponder: “What is helping you get through the storm? How are you helping … Continue reading “Surviving the Storm: A Unitarian Universalist Guide to Living Through an Apocalypse”
Question to Ponder: “Who are the people who can support you in this challenging time? Who can you support?” The Nursery will be available during service for infants to preschool aged children. Monthly Theme for March: Trust Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / download … Continue reading You Are Not Alone: Sustaining Hope Together
There are Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist groups around the globe with unique histories and traditions. This service will explore and celebrate our connections, and our differences, with our siblings in faith. Rev. Morgan will reflect on her own work of inclusion at the global level. Our Guest in the Pulpit, Rev. Morgan McLean (she/her) is … Continue reading “We Are a Global Faith”
A Multigenerational Service At a time when the diversity, equity, and inclusion are under fire, we will celebrate the power of difference, the importance of empowering diverse leadership, and the call to widen the circle of love and concern to include all. This weekend, February 14-17, is also the global Great Backyard Bird Count, which … Continue reading When Birds of a Different Feather Flock Together
This is a time when we need to be boldly resisting the immoral and illegal actions of our government. It’s also a time when it’s not safe for some of us–undocumented immigrants, trans folks, some government workers–to be out and proud and active. Join us this Sunday as we explore when we’re called to courageously … Continue reading Living Out Loud and Quiet as It’s Kept
In these challenging times we need to lean back into the wisdom of the ancestors. Join us for a service rooted in Liberation Theologies, and the power of nonviolent resistance, and Sharon D. Welch’s ethic of risk, inspired by the literature of African-American Women. Question to Ponder: “What communities and practices help you make good … Continue reading Making Good Soil for Growing a Movement
