A Light in the Dark – Christmas Eve 5:00 Service
Come together to light candles together in the long night, to celebrate Christmas and the birth of hope despite it all. December’s worship theme is Hope.
Continue readingA Seed Underground – Rev. Carter Smith with Lisa Reitzes
As we enter a season known for the cold and the dark, we turn to the wisdom of the more than human world to navigate this time. Maybe, we can look to the seed taking a time of rest before a period of rapid outward growth. What can we learn from turning inward, resting, dreaming? December’s worship theme is Hope.
Continue readingWings Set Me Free – Rev. Carter Smith with Jill Fleming
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches that we are a continuation of our ancestors, and we should expect to live on in our descendants. With this in mind, it is pressing to work to free ourselves from cycles of suffering so that we don’t pass them on to future generations. How can we work to become “good ancestors” and make the best of our short time in this ever-flowing stream of life? November’s worship theme is Ancestors.
Continue readingRoots Hold Me Close – Rev. Carter Smith with Rick Taylor
A service to honor our ancestors and recent dead. We will build an altar and light candles in their memory. November’s worship theme is Ancestors.
Continue readingWhat It Is to be Known – Rev. Carter Smith with Rick Taylor
Something special happens when we are with people who really attune to us, and help us to feel understood. This service will investigate why it can be difficult to show ourselves to others, and explore ways we can strengthen our relationships through letting ourselves be known, and working to deeply know others. October’s worship theme is Relationship.
Continue readingFaithfully Becoming – Building Community Connections Learning Retreat
Join us for a two-day retreat with Pam Orbach from A Center for Restorative Solutions The focus of the retreat will be actual training that will enable us to support challenging conversations (conflict). Pam is building the curriculum from her full mediation training. We will learn more about how to engage in our own conflicts, constructively, as well as having some fun, and spend time getting to know each other while learning really productive skills. Below is a spreadsheet of the names and contact information for members. I have indicated if folx have already registered. If you are willing, add
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We Are Family – Deb Dahrling with Lisa Reitzes
Whether your family is blood kin or is one you’ve created, the things that bond a family are acceptance, love and support. For 50 years PFLAG has helped thousands of LGBTQ+ people and their families learn how to support and encourage one another with love and pride. Keeping families together and leading with love—that’s PFLAG. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, October 8.
Continue readingTransformation Is Who We Are – Rev. Carter Smith
As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that faith is a journey, and that truth is always unfolding. As a result, our understanding of our faith and this community is always evolving. This service will look back at histories of change within our faith movement, and the spiritual ancestors who can help us understand the importance of transformation as part of our religious inheritance. September’s worship theme is Transformation. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service on Sunday, September 24 at 10:30 am.
Continue readingFaithfully Becoming: Ingathering Service – Rev. Carter Smith
As we enter into a new church year together, come to celebrate the turning of the seasons and the spirit of transformation awake in all of our lives! This multi-generational service will feature joyful music, a water communion, and a blessing of stones for joys and sorrows. Please bring as you feel called: small containers of water from places special to you, and stones that can be held comfortably in the palm of the hand that you would like to give to this community. Click here to join the livestream of this Worship Service at 10:30 am on Sunday, September
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“No Matter What” – Rev. Carter Smith
An exploration of our Universalist heritage and our faith’s “Good News” that all are loved and all are able to be drawn into our circle of community. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 27.
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