Watch the Service Recording. Our annual celebration of the beautiful diversity present in our congregation and all the ways we help one another bloom. Musical Call to Worship: Dirait-on, Susan and Gary Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words Flower Ceremony: Part I Hymn: #397, Morning Has Come The Story … Continue reading Intergenerational Flower Ceremony
Celebrant: Patricia Jessup Watch the Service Recording We installed many of our Lay Pastoral Ministers back in 2018. Let’s reflect together on how their ministry has transformed our congregation and supported our community. Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words Opening Hymn: #346, Come Sing a Song with Me Time … Continue reading Weaving the Fabric of Community
Celebrant: Deb McLaughlin Watch the Service Recording In “The Wasteland,” T. S. Eliot writes, “April is the cruelest month.” In these words lives an invitation to accept the slow and cyclical nature of change. How do we keep hope alive in times when progress seems almost unbearably slow? Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice … Continue reading The Cruelest Month
Special Guests: Kathie LaFortune and Shelley McGuire Watch the service recording How do we nurture and sustain a shared commitment to the common good, particularly in the face of political polarization? What is the impact of the partisan divide on moral and social evolution? We’ll hear from two close friends who have both chosen each … Continue reading All of Us Need All of Us
Celebrant: Pat Fuerst Watch the service recording In this service that opens Earth Month, we’ll contemplate these truths: the earth is the only home we’ve got…and it’s a closed ecosystem. What feelings, insights, and invitations to act arrive in our hearts when we regard our beautiful and fragile planet with reverence and awe?
Celebrant: Joseph Erhard-Hudson Watch the service recording Jesus of Nazareth saw two types of people: neighbors and enemies. His prescription? Love them both. This Easter, we celebrate the power of love to overcome fear. Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words: From the Rev. Peggy Clarke Opening Hymn: Jesus Christ … Continue reading Love’s Pronouns are Plural
Celebrant: Joe Pallen Watch the service recording and the full interviews on the Bi-Religious UU’s Playlist. Our exploration of UUism as a pluralistic faith continues with a service centered on video testimonials from UU ministers who hyphenate. We’ll hear from a Buddhist-UU, a Jewish-UU, a Muslim-UU, a Wiccan-UU, an Atheist-UU and a Christian-UU. Welcome and … Continue reading Bi-Religious UU’s
Celebrant: Ashley Anderson Watch the service recording on YouTube Many people come to Unitarian Universalism as refugees from coercive or authoritarian faith communities, and they have the scars to prove it. This service will explain religious trauma and offer potential pathways for healing and growth. Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation … Continue reading Tending Wounded Spirits
Celebrant: Rodney Frey Watch the service recording on YouTube Unitarian Universalism is a pluralistic faith. What are the gifts found in our theological diversity? What are the disciplines it requires of us? Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words Opening Hymn: Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, from the … Continue reading Many Paths Up the Mountain
Celebrant: Julia Parker Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a poet, scholar, and feminist whose book, Undrowned, offers “submerged wisdom” from the lives of marine mammals. Together, we’ll reflect on these oceanic lessons and meditations in hopes of finding inspiration as we swim through the murky waters of modern day life. Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice … Continue reading Breathing Underwater Service
