Sunday, 10/6/2024 “Pet Blessing Service” Pastor Bonnie Poirier Greeters: Nina Helfert and Carolyn Burns We take time once a year with this formal ceremony to give thanks and bless our companions in life—cats and dogs, birds and chickens, turtles and fish and so much more! This ceremony also acknowledges that our lives are made fuller and … Continue reading Worship Service
Banned Book week (Sept. 22 – 28, 2024) Join us this Sunday at NSUU. Bonnie Schmidt will share with us the efforts being made right here in St. Tammany Parish to “Free us to Read”! It is a doozy of a story! Tamara Murray will lead the service In Person and on Zoom. Scheduled Greeters are … Continue reading Freed Between the Lines
Please join us for a Blessing of the Backpacks, a tradition that honors and encourages our congregation’s young people as they embark on a new year of learning and growing. Katherine Drew will lead the service In Person and on Zoom. Scheduled Greeters are Rita and Steve Storey.
On Sunday, August 4, we will celebrate the artistic talents and creativity of the many talented people in our congregation. We have graphic artists, poets, writers, potters, jewelers, cooks… ALL KINDS of art. Dian McIlwain and Nina Helfert will lead the service In Person and on Zoom. Greeters are Barry Lee and Julie Bosch
Sermon by Rev. Joan Javier-Duval , who believes in the power of the UU Community to connect us deeply to the interconnected web of existence. Nina Helfert will lead the service In Person and on Zoom.Greeters are Leslie Roussel & Jude Selva.
Heather will explore the Vedic concept of yugas (“ages” or “eras”) – particularly the Kali Yuga, which is identified by a descent into darkness. Bringing in a method of transformation known as shadow work, she will discuss how to embody light in times of darkness and upheaval, such as those described in the Vedas referencing the Kali … Continue reading Kali Yuga: Finding Light in Collective Shadow Work
The Prodigal Son is a Bible story that stuck in Pennie’s craw almost six decades ago. She decided to scratch at it and chew on the reasons it bothered her so much. This journey through the story and her response to it took her to some unexpected places. Tamara Murray will lead the service In … Continue reading Uncomfortable Grace
Join us on Sunday for a Memorial Day sermon, written and presented by Ryan Burke, on the exploitation and mental health struggles of military veterans Tamara Murray will lead the service In Person and on Zoom. Scheduled Greeters are Kathy Gibbs and Gail Grob.
Please bring flowers to share! We use flowers in our ceremony this morning to help us symbolize the love that is hidden deep inside us. Flowers are beautiful, and so are the feelings of love among people. Their beauty cannot be measured, and neither can the feelings of people be measured. Their life is short … Continue reading Flower Communion Sunday!
Please join us this Sunday for our Special Music service honoring mothers and those who “mother.” Our NSUUS Choir will be performing accompanied by Bethany Dardenne. Hope to see you there! Tamara Murray will lead the service In Person and On Zoom Scheduled Greeters are Bert Green and Ginger Fortson
