This morning we will enter into a time o f lament – that sacred opportunity to release our sorrows and pain and to receive the love and compassion that community offers. Worship Leader: Rev. Tracy JohnsonWorship Associate: Jen JohnsonMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen
This time of year, we watch, read, tell, and listen to scary stories to give ourselves a fright, but horror stories in mythology, history, and scripture exist for reasons beyond our amusement. Horror stories also remind us of how hard life can be in the worst of times. They warn us of consequences and pain … Continue reading Horror Stories
The holiday we know as Columbus Day has been renamed “Indigenous People’s Day.” In this spirit, let’s look at the issues Native Americans face and how we can help to heal all the harm our European invasion has done. Worship Leader: Rev. Jane Thickstun Worship Associate: Jen Johnson Music Leaders: Dan Loschen
Today I want to talk about spiritual friendship, about connections that run deeper than surface understandings and how those can be useful to us in these times. Worship Leader: Rev. Tracy JohnsonWorship Associate: Jennifer JohnsonMusic Leaders: Dr. Ana Popa
Where do new UU’s come from? How did you find your way to this place we make sacred? How do we share our faith tradition with others when proselytizing is not a part of our mission? What are our challenges in sharing our shared tradition? Worship Leader: Turner BridgeforthWorship Associate: Jen JohnsonMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen
This morning, we reconnect with the community, remembering our commitment to one another, to our neighbors, and to our city and to the world. It reminds us of our interconnectedness, the importance of community, and embodies our hope for the future. In our tradition, the Water Communion marks this return. Please bring a small quantity … Continue reading Wrestling With Water
This summer has carried us in many directions—some across great distances, some only in imagination, and some simply into moments of rest. Now we gather again, bringing with us the gifts of our journeys and the joy of returning to this community. The roads we travel are not only about places on a map. They … Continue reading Is This The Road I am On? Confessions of a Nervous Traveler
Our times confront us with realities that are painful to face, difficult to take in, and confusing to live with. Active hope is about finding, and offering, our best response to the crises in our world, including climate change, which threatens our whole world. Let’s explore what we can do to respond with active hope … Continue reading Active Hope
Members of the FPD Choir will talk about some of their favorite hymns before singing them with the congregation. Worship Leader: Susan Lush Worship Associate: Mary Elliff Music Leaders: Dan Loschen Susan is a member of the choir and is currently serving as the Clerk, a member of the Membership Committee, and the unofficial church … Continue reading The Power of Song: Choices from the Choir
My journey to relearn how to pray. Worship Leader: Rob HerbisonWorship Associate: Jennifer JohnsonMusic Leaders: Dan Loschen
