Celebrant: Martha Schmidt Tracing back to the Transcendentalists, many Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists have worshipped in ‘the Church of the Big Blue Dome,’ experiencing awe, finding peace, and cultivating a sense of connection to the natural world. Does contemplating the wonders of creation enrich your spiritual life? Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice … Continue reading The Wonder of Creation
Rev. Stevens’ final sermon before her sabbatical will be a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., and the ways his legacy lives on in today’s social movements.
“…It starts when you say We/and know who you mean, and each/day you mean one more.” Our church community plays an important role in our local community. We are also a part of the wider Unitarian Universalist community, and the larger faith community. How do these communities (and the other communities we are, individually and … Continue reading Each Day One More
The best writers could never imagine the twists and turns life sometimes takes. Unitarian Universalists, for the most part, reject the idea that these twists and turns happen according to fate or to God’s will, but we can embrace our capacity to find gifts of learning and growth in even the most difficult moments.
This annual contemplative service is centered on the ritual of burning the things from the previous year we are ready to let go of- and holding on to the things we have learned and want to carry forward with us.
We’ll retell the ancient story and make connections to our lives in the present and our hopes for the future. The children’s choir will sing.
Worship Associates: Jamal Lyksett and Patricia Jessup Mystic, monk, theologian, pacifist…Thomas Merton, who died 50 years ago on December 10, 1968, inspired many with his gentle wisdom and his unique insights…including the three of us. Join us as we share the points of resonance and the points of divergence we’ve found as we’ve explored Merton’s … Continue reading Remembering Thomas Merton
The Unitarian Universalist interpretation of the Christmas Story centers on the idea that all every person is an incarnation of the holy, that every child born is another redeemer. If we embrace this understanding, what then is asked of us as human beings in this hurting world?
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. We profit from persons we did not know…We are ever bound in community. -Rev. Peter Raible Join us for … Continue reading INTERGENERATIONAL Apple Communion
In an increasingly fractured and isolating world, many people are searching for deep connections, forged through open-hearted listening and honest and vulnerable speaking. Being heard and held heals trauma and grief. Meanwhile, being trusted to listen is the true antidote to loneliness. We will install and commission our new Lay Pastoral Ministers.
