Combining our Traditional Tolling of the Bells Service and Past, Present and Future rituals, this service will honor those who have died in our community this last year as well as provide a contemplative space to ring in the new year. The service is available online and in-person. RE will be held as usual and … Continue reading Ringing in the New Year
We will hold a single candlelight service on Christmas eve, with music, stories, and candles. This service cannot be broadcast over Zoom because of the low lighting. Please join us in person at 7:00pm for the combined celebration of Winter Solstice and Christmas Eve. The service will end with music; no social hour to follow … Continue reading Candelight Christmas Eve
The “Father Knows Best” family structure is still around in U.S. families. It’s difficult to change culture, even if we think we have embraced household equity and fairness. Are there links between authoritarian households and political views?
Some people just seem to rub us raw, maybe for an obvious reason or no discernible cause. What’s the best way to handle those to whom we have instinctive resistance, especially in a democratic society where we’re supposed to collaborate with one another? Do we just grit our teeth or try to engage? Difficult folks, … Continue reading Sandpaper People
Let’s explore how Nature can be our guide for a vision of the future, using Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass as text.
how we look at change and how we bravely imagine a future even as everything is always adjusting
Please join Rev. Kathryn as she returns from sabbatical to share not so much new learnings but remembered learnings from a lifetime of self-reflection and theologizing.
For so long, many UUs have led the way in women’s rights and gender inclusivity. UU children have been raised with these values. But as younger generations embrace new language and thinking about gender and sexuality, some of us worry that they are flying away and leaving us behind. While younger UUs may wonder, “Why … Continue reading Feed Them On Your Dreams
This week marks the 246th year of our country’s constitutional beginning. How do we align our cruel history and our pride in this beautiful land? Let’s start with George Washington’s birthplace and wind our way into Juneteenth, finally a nationally recognized holiday.
