Video Available – One important takeaway from our work with Interim DRE Sandra Greenfield is the understanding that future generations of our church have different needs, wants, and gifts than the generations before them. If we want to be a truly multi-generational community that loves and supports people of all ages, we need to learn … Continue reading From Age to Age
Sometimes in worship, every word and sound and song builds to a central theme. And other times we wander through worship, finding meaning in different themes and moments. This Sunday we will honor the Summer Solstice, celebrate Father’s Day, learn about Juneteenth, and remember that going into the hot summer months there is good wisdom … Continue reading “Rest and Play”
This Sunday we mark Easter on the Christian liturgical calendar and we celebrate “Flower Communion” a distinctly Unitarian Universalist ritual. In both celebrations, we are called to reflect on hope, possibility and what can be made new. This service will include a virtual Flower Communion and will be followed by an in-person Drive-Thru Flower Communion … Continue reading “Rising and Blooming”
We have heard it said that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” And we know that we are all partners in that bending. In this service, we will reflect on some lesser-known UUs in history who have bent the arc and brought us closer to the vision of … Continue reading “Who Bends the Arc?”
For Unitarian Universalists, Christmas Eve is a night of celebration and wonder. We remember that each night a child is born is a holy night and that we are connected to one another through ancient tradition and ritual. Join us for this special evening service of lessons and carols and the beloved ritual of lighting … Continue reading “Christmas Eve”
Each winter our children in our CYRE program put on a pageant to retell the ancient story of a baby in a manger. This year will be a pageant like no other as we adapt this tradition and Joyce Poley’s beautiful pageant to fit our online world. Despite many things being different this Holiday season, … Continue reading Christmas Pageant
Across culture and religious tradition, at this time of the year people of faith honor those who have died and connect more deeply with their ancestors. In this year where we have experienced so much death and grief, we need now more than ever space and time to hold the memory of those beloveds lost. … Continue reading “Remembrance Sunday”
This week, Martha Barnette, the co-host of NPRs “A Way With Words”, will lead our worship service. She will reflect on her dad’s personal story of being born into abject poverty in the mountains of North Carolina — literally in a log cabin! — and his journey to becoming a Baptist theologian and civil-rights activist. … Continue reading “You Never Know Who is Listening”
The start of the school year marks the end of summer and the return to our routines and schedules. It’s also a signal for the beginning of a new church year. Each year, UU congregations around the country celebrate the end of the summer season and the return to “regular” church life by hosting an … Continue reading In-gathering / Water Communion
Celebrating a Year in Children and Youth Religious Education Join in a lively, multi-generational worship service that celebrates our year in Children and Youth Religious Education (CYRE), sharing the stories and spiritual themes we’ve explored. Children and youth will help lead our liturgy, presenting what they have learned and accomplished this year. In addition, we … Continue reading INreach/OUTreach
