Rev. Forrester Church once wrote: “Religion is our human response to the dual reality of being alive and having to die.” This morning, we will wonder together how we might answer the reality of death with our faith and with our daily lives. This Sunday’s service will be the 3rd in the last 4 services … Continue reading Living and Dying Aren’t for Sissies
It’s not easy, sometimes, allowing ourselves joy. We all know the realities of our age, and we often devote our time and resources to work toward justice, engage in environmental action, and devote ourselves toward the healing of persons who have suffered in many ways. However, how often do we allow ourselves joy? What nurtures … Continue reading Joy In Hard Times
Our Unitarian Universalist faith is grounded in a belief in the “inherent worth and dignity of all people,” which is powerfully similar to the language of that of our nation’s Declaration of Independence. This Sunday after Independence Day, we will ask: Where might we find courage and strong faith in these troubled times when our … Continue reading This Patriot’s Dream
Each of us has gifts and wounds from those who fathered us. Sometimes our fathers were biological dads; other fathers have been those who cared for us, nurtured us, coached us, or taught us at various times in our lives. Real fathering is a gift that we have received from men who gave with little … Continue reading Fathering
This Memorial Day Sunday, we will explore the powerful messages that death teaches us about life. You will also have the opportunity, if you wish, to light a candle for someone you love that has died, and what you have learned about living from them. Tamara Murray will lead the service In Person and on … Continue reading Why do people die? A Story About a Boy, His Rabbit, and a Quest for Meaning
BRING A FLOWER FOR FLOWER COMMUNION Rev. Jane will offer reflections on Flower Communion, Mothers Day, and the reality of living with our own human frailties even as we care for others. What is the source of our strength in hard times? During the first part of the service we will celebrate our beautiful annual … Continue reading When Love Isn’t Enough: A Mother’s Day Sermon for Mothers and Others
What vision, spirit, or purpose gets you out of bed in the morning? How do you focus on that vision despite the worries of politics, jobs, health, family, and more? With meditations and with stories from some of our Unitarian heroes we will imagine how a central vision that claims our heart might give us … Continue reading Whose are you?
Easter is both a frightening and thrilling event. Easter challenges us to break out of our own personal tombs, and face the glaring light of truth and freedom. With stories, songs, glorious music by our choir, and a special treat during our Story for All Ages, we will celebrate the power of resurrection in our … Continue reading “A Tomb Is No Place to Stay”
Well, they did it again. Changed the time on us and messed up our daily rhythms. We have also just celebrated the Spring Equinox, as days become longer than nights. Together, we will explore how the idea of time affects not only our bodies, but also our hopes, our values, and our vision of the … Continue reading Taking Time Seriously
This Sunday it will all be on the table: Unitarian Universalism is “a living faith” and our current Principles and Purposes – much as we love them – may soon evolve into new language. How do the words that we use to describe ourselves frame our worship, our programs, our religious exploration and the way … Continue reading Who Do We Say We Are?
