Sanctuary and Renewal
A little bit of a State of the Union address! I reflect on our first year together, update the congregation on any developments at General Assembly, and look ahead to next year and beyond.
A little bit of a State of the Union address! I reflect on our first year together, update the congregation on any developments at General Assembly, and look ahead to next year and beyond.
To persist, to resist, to demand one’s own freedom – Black Americans struggled for years before the Civil War and after to actually live freely. Juneteenth is both an affirmation of progress and an acknowledgement that the work is yet unfinished.
All of who we are is welcome in this place. All of who we are is sacred. We honor and affirm all that we are, as individuals and as a community. Let us celebrate our glorious profusion of identities and orientations together this Pride Sunday!
Over a century ago, Unitarian minister Norbert Čapek sought a ceremony to unite a congregation of varied religious beliefs. He developed the flower ceremony, or flower communion, to honor beauty, diversity, and the transformative power of community. Join us in a multigenerational service recreating his ceremony by bringing a flower to church for our community … Continue reading Transformed By Beauty
Did you know that every year we auction a Sunday sermon? This year’s request was for a Memorial Day sermon, so watch this space as Rev. Katie develops a worship service in conversation with this year’s bidder.
“Bread for all – and roses too.” A rallying cry for women and for labor, the slogan demands not only fair pay but also opportunities for joy and dignity. People of all genders still struggle today to put food on the table, let alone flowers. We are called to continue the work of both the … Continue reading Bread and Roses
We honor the role of music in shaping our spirits and our worship by doing more of it! Come celebrate our choir and musicians in this multigenerational service.
For Earth Day Sunday we celebrate our home. Amid climate grief and anxiety, we remember that just as the earth offers us physical nourishment, the earth also offers the spiritual and metaphorical strength to seek justice and healing. join us in getting down and dirty for Earth Day! In this service we will be hosting a … Continue reading The Earth Is Ours and We Are Hers
For centuries narratives of competition were the dominant story about human beings, alongside individualism and self-reliance. That story is changing as we have come to understand ourselves as relational and cooperative, learning that love is central to our survival.
As individuals and as organizations we are always in the process of change and rebirth. That change can be slow or it can come upon us suddenly, but there is no stasis. So often we are told who we are and who we are allowed to be. The pain of shedding those old selves is … Continue reading Transfiguration: Resurrection for Skeptics