The Gifts We Cannot Hold in Our Hands
Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / Download the Order of Service here May Theme: Pluralism
Speaker: Rev. William Levwood
“How to be an EnVIRALmentalist?”
How do we make our actions to address the climate crisis have the biggest impact? Join us this Earth Day Sunday as we explore how each of us can contribute to caring for our planet. Question to Ponder: “How do you share your environmental commitments with other people?” Join us for service on Sunday at … Continue reading “How to be an EnVIRALmentalist?”
Covenant Is The Practice of Reciprocity
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist who is integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into today’s ecological thinking. Drawing on Indigenous American traditional wisdom, she calls gratitude our first responsibility. From that beginning place of gratitude, she invites us to explore the question, “What does the Earth ask of us?” Join us as together we reflect … Continue reading Covenant Is The Practice of Reciprocity
“Our Place in the Family of Things”
There is a joke that Catholics study Mariology and UUs study Mary Oliver. Join us as we look to Mary Oliver’s most famous poem, “Wild Geese,” to see what wisdom it has to offer us about how to relate to ourselves and to the natural world. Question to Ponder: “How do you care for yourself? … Continue reading “Our Place in the Family of Things”
A Little Rebirth
The ancient Sumerian epic, The Descent of Inanna, is among the world’s oldest poems. This foundational narrative likely influenced both the Greek tale of Persephone & Demeter as well as the Easter story. Join us as we explore the themes of the renewal of Spring, the resurrection of Divinity, and the little rebirths we all … Continue reading A Little Rebirth
May Nothing Evil Cross This Door
Join us as we explore intimate partner violence, its connection to reproductive justice, and how we can help bring about change. Question to Ponder: “What has helped you in the past when something bad has happened in your life?” Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / download … Continue reading May Nothing Evil Cross This Door
there’s always a next move
The proposed new Value of Transformation says that We adapt to a changing world. All of us adapt to the world from moment to moment each day. We also adapt over time from day to day, week to week, month to month, and year to year. Join us this Sunday as we explore the practice … Continue reading there’s always a next move
Growing in Spirit
In our mission statement we commit to growing together in spirit. But what do we mean when we say spirit? Join us this Sunday as we explore together what it means to grow in spirit. Question to Ponder: “How would you describe spirit?” Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online … Continue reading Growing in Spirit
“The Practice & Promise of Being Beloved Community”
Participation in being Beloved Community, embodying this ideal as a practice, can serve as a radically realized eschatology, a sustaining experience of heaven on earth, one that arises through our commitment to working for healing, wholeness, justice, and mutual flourishing for every person. Join us as we share in a vision of a world transformed! Join us … Continue reading “The Practice & Promise of Being Beloved Community”
“Building a Way Together”
Our vision for the future is one we create together. Responding to the ever-changing currents of our dynamic world calls for creativity, adaptability, and collaboration. Join us for this multigenerational service where we’ll practice collaborative visioning together! Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. View / download the … Continue reading “Building a Way Together”
“Dismantling the Master’s House”
Drawing on the work of Isabel Wilkerson’s landmark book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, and Audre Lorde’s seminal essay, The Master’s Tools Cannot Dismantle the Master’s House, we’ll explore the foundation of oppressive ideologies and how we’re called to dismantle them. Join us for this illuminating and hopeful message! Question to Ponder: “Have you … Continue reading “Dismantling the Master’s House”
An Ethic of Care Is a Liberating Love
Join us for service on Sunday at 10:00 am in-person or online via Zoom. Question to Ponder: Whose care has had a large impact in your life? How are you paying that forward for others in how you live? View/download the Order of Service. January Theme: Liberating Love