Finding Lessons at the Mountain’s Top and the Water’s Edge
Stories of healing come from many places. We reflect on a couple of those stories arising in tradition and nature that help us move onwards toward hope.
Speaker: Karin Griglak
Yule: Engaging with Courage, Hope and Thoughtful Traditions
Many of the modern traditions observed at Christmas were first celebrated by Germanic people in Northern Europe such as : Giving of gifts, feasting, leaving food out for house elves, decorating houses with evergreens such as holly and balsam trees and burning candles. But there … read more.
Holding History, The Joy of Light in the Dark Season
This Sunday marks the first day of Hanukkah and the first Sunday of advent. Both of these traditions have a rich history, both good, and difficult. These celebrations teach us that it is the lights that shine in the darkness that can awaken in us … read more.
Halloween Fun and Animal Blessing – All Ages Samhain Animal Blessing Service
On this Halloween Sunday, we’ll see you on Zoom as we pivot because cold weather is predicted for Sunday. We look forward to seeing you and your pets (or momentos of your pets) online in costume! We’ll learn about the pagan fall festival Samhain … read more.
Embracing Possibility: Creating the More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible
These words from Charles Esenstein invite us to reflect deeply about what IS possible, and orient our world in that direction. In this service, which is both Outdoors and on Zoom, we explore the ‘Story of Separation’ and how it has shaped our lives. How … read more.
Sources: Widening the Circle: The Gifts of Earth-Centered Traditions
On this Sunday, we explore the sixth of our Unitarian Universalist sources: Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature. Added in 1995, as part of a growing feminist … read more.
Source: GLBTQIA
Black Transwomen are the conjurers of social change, creators of the art, and keepers of the community. Paradoxically, Black Trans women are both the creators of beauty and those who are more at risk of having their beauty destroyed through violence. A queering or deconstruction … read more.
The Transformational Power of Music
Our music service looks nothing like any music service we’ve done before, and that’s okay. We create music apart and yet still we join together to lift the spirit, join us together, and show that we value that which speaks to our hearts. Join our … read more.
Thresholds: We Are Still Ourselves on This Side of the Threshold
While many of us have been staying home for these last several months in order to” flatten the curve,” it is easy to feel like we’ve lost ourselves on this side of the threshold. As I was watching the movie “Hook,” I realized that we … read more.
Salvation in This Life (Easter Sunday)
On Easter Sunday, we explore the Jagged Rock: Salvation in THIS life. This theological stance set Unitarians, in particular, apart from their liberal Christian siblings. How does it change our lives to be called to create the Beloved Community here and … read more.