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
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
Is it wrong to feel okay when the world is not? We’ll wrestle with the moral dimensions of emotion in hard times—and how tending to joy can become an act of resistance.
This service for all ages celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion – a radical act when the service was created in 1923 and, unfortunately, a radical act a century later. You are invited to bring flowers to represent yourself and those who attend with you.
We call them “AFGO”s and honestly, the F rarely stands for Fabulous, but life throws them at us, and we do grow from them.
“One of the things I appreciate about living in a society built on balance and homogeneity is the fact that it tries to make everyone feel like they aren’t different, but therein lies its downfall. This unflinching need to not recognize and amplify what makes each of us uniquely beautiful means some very deep issues … Continue reading Holding Space for Differences
We learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center. We do the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.
As I prepare to travel to attend the 4th International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women in Kolozsvár, Romania, I’ve been thinking about our European roots, especially the region known as Transylvania. It’s known for medieval towns, mountainous borders and castles like Bran Castle, a Gothic fortress associated with the legend of Dracula. It is also … Continue reading Our Transylvanian Roots
I like to celebrate “Interdependence Day” rather than “Independence Day.” While it is important to separate from our oppressors, we must recognize our linkages, too. Especially as our national presidential election looms, that we will be in relationship with those who voted for the other candidate is not in question. The question is: how do … Continue reading On Interdependence
