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
Celebrant: Jen Elliott 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. Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening … Continue reading The Burning Service
On our minister’s first Sunday back after her sabbatical, we’ll celebrate the ways we connect in community- and the ways a rising tide of love, compassion and commitment lifts all spirits. Please bring a small container of water, from your travels or your home. Welcome Greeting and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation … Continue reading Water Communion
We spend much of our lives dragging around old wounds, regrets, and shame, often wishing they’d just go away so we can live freely and whole. But, what if our liberation and wholeness lie not in overcoming the unwanted parts of ourselves but rather in accepting and loving them just as they are? Guided by … Continue reading All Are Welcome at My Table
Celebrant: Nancy Nelson On March 16, our congregation offered words, which were then knitted together into four beautiful poems: “Where Have We Been?”, “What is Happening to Us?”, “Will it Always Be This Way?” and “What Else is Possible?” We’ll debut the poems in this service, which also celebrates the age-related transitions of our young people Welcome … Continue reading The Bridging Ceremony
Let’s start the year off right by letting go of what no longer serves and setting our intentions on the future we long for. Our annual burning ceremony will be followed by a silent, Quaker-style service for deep calming and reflection. Welcome Greeting and Announcements Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words: by Debra Haffner Reeb … Continue reading The Burning Service
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: 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
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. Welcome and Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation Opening Words: by Amy Bowden Freedman … Continue reading The Burning Service
Online: “Seeds for the New Year,” a prerecorded service offered by UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt. What seeds are you planting for the new year? How are you weaving your magic into your relationships with others? How can we center beauty and goodness and love in all that’s ahead? These questions are at the … Continue reading Seeds for the New Year (Online) – Un-Programmed Meeting (Church Sanctuary)
