Speaker: Rev. Kathryn A. Bert

Flower Festival

1923 in Europe and 2026 in the United States have too much in common. You’re invited to bring a flower to this service that celebrates difference and challenges the principles of fascism. If you worship online, feel free to send a photograph of your flower to flowers@uucvan.org

Embracing Possibility, Embracing God

Embracing possibility is about embracing the mystery, which some name as God. Ours is a theology that embraces possibility by treating faith not as a settled inheritance but as an open question. It refuses to limit the sacred to what previous generations could articulate, trusting instead that the future is spiritually generative, that human consciousness … Continue reading Embracing Possibility, Embracing God

Jane Austen & me

In recent years, I’ve been more and more troubled by my attraction to the novels of Jane Austen. In this Jane Austen & me. In this sermon, I’ll explore this discomfort and some of my discoveries. Our theme this month is “Paying Attention” and wow! does Jane Austen pay attention to people and relationships.