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What Keeps Us Here?

April 28, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Lacey Stokes, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir

What is the blessing of our theology? What about our faith holds us? How does Unitarian Universalism keep us going in tough times? Be sure to join us between services for a special Election Meeting held by your Board of Trustees.

How Did We Get Here?

April 21, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Brett Raunig, Clem Chow, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir, Wendy Raunig

Having explored our personal spiritual journeys last week, let’s look at our collective journey this morning. What has been the journey of Unitarian, Universalist, and our Unitarian Universalist faith tradition?

Who Am I? Personal Spiritual Past and Present

April 14, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Courtney Best, Dennis Megrditchian, Emily Layfield, Rev. Kathryn Bert

It is a true blessing that within our tradition we are free to learn and grow over the years. Our personal spiritual journeys change and evolve. I’ll explore mine with you so that you might reflect on your own.

What Does It Mean To Be Creative?

April 7, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Deborah Willoughby, Phil Geisy, Seth Moran

We humans, every one of us, are creative beings at our core. We owe our very existence to our ability to create – to problem-solve, invent, converse, write, parent, cook, heal, build, think, make clothing, art, jokes, and music. The rapidly growing capacity of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools to do many of these same things … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Be Creative?

Easter Sunday: All Ages Service

March 31, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Elise Massicotte, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir

Easter is about love, loss and redemption. So, is the Velveteen Rabbit. Join us for this All Ages Reader’s Theater telling of the 1921 classic.

Together We Rise: Rise and Respond!

March 24, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Alexis Balkowitsch, Donna Aase, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir

As we welcome new members into the church, we consider the values of this congregation and their importance in our lives. How do we respond to a world in need? How can we make the world a better place?

On Congregational Polity: How we embody our freedom and our connection.

March 17, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am John Hennessey, Rev. Kathryn Bert

Building on last week’s worship, we’ll explore how the way we govern ourselves is a part of our theological framework. This shorter worship service will be followed (at 9:15) or preceded (11:00am) by a Congregational meeting (10:15am) on the budget. Please join us at 9:15 or 10:15 this week.

Freedom and Connection

March 10, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Brett Raunig, Rev. Monica Jacobson Tennessen, UUCV Choir, Wendy Raunig

Author Mia Birdsong writes “Being free is, in part, achieved through being connected.” This framing has much to offer us, as covenantal people of a free faith. Come explore the life-giving possibilities held in freedom paired with connection.

Freedom from Evil

March 3, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Emily Layfield, Rev. Kathryn Bert

The term “collective liberation” has taken hold as we recognize the complicated and related oppressions that plague our societies. “Liberation theology” is the name of a particular theological framework for achieving collective liberation. This service will unpack some of these terms so that we might free ourselves and our world.

The Holocene Extinction

February 25, 2024 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Deborah Willoughby, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir

On our final Sunday exploring evil, let’s take on the big stuff!

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