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
