It’s our annual animal blessing service. We will celebrate the gifts animals bring to our lives, honor beloved animals who have died and recognize our place in the interconnected web of all existence. All are invited to bring their (well-behaved, comfortable in groups) pets and companion animals with them to church for a blessing. Pictures … Continue reading Animal Blessing Service
This summer, the People’s Church board identified justice as a special focus for our community this year. In this service for all ages, we will explore all of the ways we can do the work of justice – as warriors, as wonderers, worriers, wanderers, and more through multisensory worship stations. (With full credit to the … Continue reading Social Justice Warriors, Social Justice Wonderers, Social Justice Worriers, Social Justice Wanderers
Summer services will once again be reflections from People’s People. Each service will include a ten-minute reflection from a speaker followed by discussion in small groups. Summer services will be multiplatform, taking place both in the Commons and over Zoom. Services begin at 10:45. You can access the order of service HERE. Please join us … Continue reading Summer Service
It takes the whole village working together to support our children & youth at People’s. Families are under enormous pressure today. How can our congregation best support and minister to them in these times? Come celebrate our RE teachers and graduating seniors. You can access the order of service HERE. Please join us on Zoom … Continue reading It Takes A Village
All ages are invited to join together for this engaging, meaningful, interactive worship service. Through interesting stories, songs and activities, we will acknowledge our grief while celebrating the wonders of living on our Mother Earth. Explore living in right relations in the interdependent web of life. You can access the order of service HERE. Please … Continue reading Earth Day Intergenerational Service: Gratitude and Grief, Relationship and Reciprocity
Exploring why well rested self care and community care are essential for the work ahead, how do we best lean into those practices and people who help to nurture and sustain us? As we work to dismantle unjust systems , how can we best support and depend upon each other? You can access the order … Continue reading Rest as Resistance, Community as Resistance
Mark the solstice, the shortest day of the year, with an all-ages service led by the youth of our congregation. Everyone is invited to dress in their coziest clothes for this service exploring dormancy, rest, and hibernation. You can access the order of service HERE. Please join us on Zoom or in person! Services are normally … Continue reading Winter Solstice Extravaganza All Ages Service
In this service, we will celebrate the joy that animals bring to our lives. We will bless our animal companions, remember our beloved pets who have died, and repent the ways our actions hurt animals and the natural world. Please bring your beloved stuffed animals, well-behaved pets, or pictures of the animals in your life. … Continue reading “Animal Blessing Service”
This summer, the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted a new statement of values. These values are Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity withlove at the center. (JETPIG is a handy pneumonic to help us remember.) In this service, we will kick-off a focus on these values that will continue throughout this … Continue reading “Exploring Our Values”
Join us for our annual Earth Day observance, a day to celebrate the interdependent web of all existence and to recommit to using our power to protect all living things. This will be a service for people of all ages. You can access the order of service HERE! Please join us on Zoom or in … Continue reading Earth Day Intergenerational Service
After a four-year hiatus, we are bringing back our reverse service. This is a special day where our younger children stay in The Commons for the whole service while we sing out the adults (both in person and on Zoom) to participate in their own specialty classes, such as art, movement, discussion, and more. You … Continue reading Reverse Service
Diane Melvin, our director of religious education, will share her spiritual practices of fierce self-compassion and rest as resistance to help dismantle white supremacy culture. Sharing wisdom gained from her sabbatical time as well as lessons from moving through grief, we’ll explore how taking better care of ourselves is an integral way to build the Beloved Community … Continue reading Rest as Resistance: Growing toward Liberation at the Speed of Care
Do you have a baked good that is special to you? Perhaps it is something passed down for generations or a recipe that you’ve worked hard to perfect or the item you always order at your favorite bakery. This is the Sunday to bring that item to church to share, as we reflect together on … Continue reading Bread for the Journey: An All Ages Service
In this service, we will celebrate the joy that animals bring to our lives. We will bless our animal companions, remember our beloved pets who have died, and repent the ways our actions hurt animals and the natural world. Please bring your beloved stuffed animals, well-behaved pets, or pictures of the animals in your life. … Continue reading Animal Blessing Service
