The debate over whether we are more good or bad has raged in the religious world for as long as humans can remember. Let us explore where our Unitarian Universalist tradition and the human goodness it proclaims leads us to greater integrity and resilience. Spoiler alert: There will be discussion of two feature films plot … Continue reading I Know Your Name
Showing up as your full, complicated, authentic self is essential to living a rich life. It is a lot easier said than done. It requires courage, integrity and vulnerability. It leads us towards the wholeness that we seek. Join us for this first sermon of our Candidate Time with Rev. Elizabeth. The three Sundays of Candidate … Continue reading Here’s Where I Stand
This year has forced us to do everything differently. As we move into 2021, we will bring the hard lessons from 2020 with us. We will also bring bold hopes, dreams, and visions with us into the new year. What world will we collectively imagine? What will we do to create that world together? All … Continue reading Come and Go with Me
As we look toward the end of this year of untold grief, we are in a season traditionally focused on gratitude and joy. It can feel somehow wrong or disrespectful to celebrate when we are immersed in such suffering. Yet grief and gratitude are inextricable, as are joy and pain; life is not divided into … Continue reading Grief and Gratitude
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On this solstice, as we move deeper into longer nights, let us celebrate darkness. Let us celebrate it in story and song, in fire and spirit. All are welcome to this multi-generational story-telling service, in which we will share the story “Sulwe” by Lupita Nyong’o, with gorgeous illustrations by Vashti Harrison. To view the video … Continue reading For Longer Nights
As we approach the time when the days and the nights are most off balance, how do we create balance in our lives? Physical balance has much to teach us about spiritual balance. Join us as we navigate the relationship between stillness and movement that is necessary for balance. Let us find the center that … Continue reading Finding Balance
When the work seems so urgent and the stakes so high, how do we find the rest we need to keep going? How do we find sustainability in our movement work? How is self-care restorative and radical rather than self-indulgent? How can we create rhythms of rest that are meaningful and fulfilling? Click on the … Continue reading Blessed Rest
As we transition from one holiday to another, from one season to the next, what do we leave behind? What fears do we let go of, and what fears do we cling to because they are familiar? What traditions do we embrace, and what new ways of being do we create? You can find the … Continue reading Still Healing
What does mending and healing look like right now? When so much of our lives are upended and our new normal continues to wear on us, how do we repair ourselves and repair the world? Worship leader: Rev. Elizabeth Carrier-LaddWorship assistant: Grace Lindsay-Parks Social Hour to follow the service for fellowship and connection.Bonus – Join … Continue reading Mending
