Gratitude and Grief
How do we stay grounded in a time of division, turmoil and grief? Many faith traditions say that grounding begins with the spiritual practice of gratitude. We explore how gratitude and grief are interconnected.
Archives: Services
Gratitude for our Ancestors
You are invited to bring photographs or momentos of loved ones (pets or people) who have died as we nurture our gratitude for our ancestors.
Blessings of Glitter, Drag, Gender Play and Joy
Lay leader Lacey Stokes and guest minister Rev. Lazarus Justice Jameson invite you in your most fabulous form to explore what might be gained and compassion cultivated through the subversive art of drag and coming home to yourself and your body. All are invited to come to church in drag / play with their appearance … Continue reading Blessings of Glitter, Drag, Gender Play and Joy
Sacred Belonging for All People
A reflection on the housing crisis and its effect on people.
Persistent, Emergent Love
In this time that is so permeated by the forces of dehumanization and othering, what does it mean to live into the spiritual truths proclaimed by our Unitarian Universalist faith? How might we experience hope, when, as the song says, “hope is hard to find?” Our love for humanity and for all the complex life … Continue reading Persistent, Emergent Love
Compassionate Boundaries
Cultivating Compassion is not just about employing empathy, but also drawing appropriate boundaries. It is compassionate to be clear and draw boundaries between where one person ends and another begins.
The Path to Belonging
Reflections from three speakers on finding the places where we are truly welcome.
Humanizing our Culture and Transforming the World
“Builders” develop, organize, and implement ideas, practices, people, and resources in service to collective vision, according to Deepa Iyer. Tom Schade suggestions our organization shouldn’t be about ourselves alone, but about changing ourselves and changing the world. A congregational meeting between services will be held to adopt a new vision statement.
The Secret Language of Connection
Ever wonder why a conversation went SO wrong? Charles Duhigg, in the book, Supercommunicators, explores this topic, and helps us learn how to improve our connections through conversation. Practice sessions based on the book will take place in October. You can borrow the book from the UUCV Servetus library to get ready for those practice … Continue reading The Secret Language of Connection
Water Ingathering – Multigenerational
We gather like drops of dew, raindrops in a cloud, water rushing in a stream, and groundwater pulled up from a well. You are invited to bring water from whatever source to this annual celebration of water and life, as we begin a new church year (with two worship services). Children and youth will join … Continue reading Water Ingathering – Multigenerational