Celebrants: Friends Join us for Elizabeth’s last service. There will be fabulous music provided by Jon and Rand, The Chelseas, and Will Fontaine, as well as brief reflections on the gifts given and received in our shared ministry. Prelude: Lover’s Waltz; The Chelseas Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words Opening … Continue reading Saying Goodbye is Saying Thank You
Euro-centric culture has us believing that certain things work in particular ways. But what happens when we release these paradigms and explore indigenous worldviews? Could we replace capitalism with a gift economy, for example? Or patriarchy with matriarchy? What about truly embracing the concept of Héetewit Wéetés, or “Precious Land”? Welcome Greeting and Announcements Land … Continue reading Decolonize Your Mind
Our annual service celebrating the growth and development of the children and young adults in our community. We’ll celebrate transitions in the lives of our young people- from the youngest who are ready to shift from the nursery to RE classes through those graduating from High School. If you have a graduating senior please contact … Continue reading Bridging and Blessing
Celebrant: Zena Hartung We build on foundations we did not lay. We warm ourselves by fires we did not light. We sit in the shade of trees we did not plant. We drink from wells we did not dig -Rev. Peter Raible Last year, the UUCP lost its last remaining founding member, Coralie Borning. How … Continue reading Forward Through the Ages
Celebrant: Michelle Hazen Every child is born worthy of perfect, unconditional love. Unfortunately, we who are available to love are human, so love and life are messy. Luckily, practice is what makes perfect…and how better to spend a life than to practice loving more fully? Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung … Continue reading On Unconditional Love
Celebrant: Ryan Urie In turbulent times, what are the sources of support that keep us afloat? How do we create and sustain sanctuaries, where other people find refuge? Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words: In Troubled Times by Stephen Shick Opening Hymn: #1, May Nothing Evil Cross This … Continue reading Safe Place to Land
In the gospel story of Easter, the first words the resurrected Christ speaks are simple and clear: fear not. In fact, variations on this phrase appear in the Bible over 100 times! How, then, do we choose love over fear when faced with uncertainty? Injustice? Loss? Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and … Continue reading Fear Not
Celebrant: Michelle Hazen The Jewish holiday of Passover remembers the exodus – when the Jewish people packed up their families and left Egypt for the uncertainty of the desert. Meanwhile, the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday marks the start of holy week, and focuses on the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem just a few days … Continue reading Coming and Going
Celebrant: Loren Brown Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal faith, not a creedal one. This means that while we don’t share common beliefs, we do make commitments to one another to uphold certain values and standards of behavior. As a congregation, we’ve recently reviewed and revised our congregational covenant. Together, we’ll explore the changes, celebrate the … Continue reading The Power of Covenant
While one could debate whether or not God created humanity, there is no doubt that we humans are the ones that created God. Or Gods. (The joke is that Unitarian Universalists believe in one god, more or less). Join us for a playful exploration of the limitless ways of conceptualizing the divine. Welcome Greeting and … Continue reading Theist on Thursdays
