Rupi Kaur says, “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you”. During this intergenerational service we will talk about the unconditional “agape” love that is at the center of our beings. For if we are to more fully love our partners, friends, and family, we must begin with loving ourselves. Zoom … Continue reading Love Thyself
With Valentines Day fast approaching, we will explore different kinds of love. We will first talk about the importance of loving ourselves, with all of our beautiful imperfections. Using Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages, we will look at the various ways people express and accept love with one another. Finally, we will look at … Continue reading What is Your Love Language?
The poet Charles Olson wrote These days Whatever you have to say, leave the roots on, let them dangle And the dirt Just to make clear Where they came from. On this Sunday we’ll explore some of our own religious roots and hear the words of our Universalist ancestor, the Reverend Hosea Ballou. Zoom … Continue reading The Preacher of Universal Love
“We come into this world alone, and alone we leave it; and between the entrance and the exit we spend our time searching for companionship.” -D.M. Dooling. So many who come to church express a desire for real community, not only a space for socializing, but a place that authentically serves the wider world. How … Continue reading Safety, Sanctuary, and Service
What do you do if a tree crashes through your roof? Do you hire someone to fix it? If you can’t afford it, what are your other options? Climb up on the roof yourself with some duct tape and tarp and pray for the best? Ignore the hole in the roof and pretend it will … Continue reading When the Roof Caves In…
As we say goodbye to 2025, and welcome the new year, we ask ourselves: What’s holding us back? What’s getting in the way of living as fully as we’d like? What from the past year might we like to wash away and release? During this intergenerational service, you will be invited to write down those … Continue reading Wash, Rinse, Repeat
Join in the magic: special music, stories traditional and modern from our young adults, and singing from all with bright candles of joy and celebration. 5:30pm. And new this year, at 5:00pm the choir presents Evensong, a half hour of singalong and choir anthems for your musical pleasure! Hope renews itself again. Zoom access here. … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service
This service will focus on the timeless story of the Maccabees reclaiming and rededicating their temple in Jerusalem with a single oil lamp that lasted way beyond its usual burning time. This is a powerful metaphor for the tenacity of the human spirit and the oftentimes miraculous power of the Universe to give us what … Continue reading Don’t Let the Light Go Out
For Christians, Advent is the season of waiting in great anticipation for the birth of Jesus, who was called the Prince of Peace. In a world that can sometimes feel out-of-control and unkind, how might we use this time of waiting to center ourselves, so that we might radiate more peace and love out into … Continue reading What I Really Want for Christmas
Join us for this intergenerational worship service, where the children will express their gratitude for the bounty of the harvest, time with friends and family, and our loving spiritual community. We will also distribute Guest at Your Table boxes, as a way to support the “good trouble” happening at our courageous U.U. Service Committee. Following … Continue reading Grateful, Giving, and Generous
