As Unitarian Universalists, we are part of a living tradition, and like all living things that means we keep growing, changing, and bringing forward our heritage in new forms. Today we’ll lift up some of what we carry forward in ritual and song.
It is human nature to fear the unknown. The world provides us with plenty of uncertainties and even chaos these days. But what if we were to embrace the uncertainty and express gratitude for the mystery? How might that change us and the world?
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.
A reflection on the housing crisis and its effect on people.
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.
“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.
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
The UUCV choir presents a program of music celebrating UU composers. Our denomination is abundantly blessed with musical talent, and fortunately for us, a lot of them are composers! “Come join us in song, let the blessings abound – let us sing!”
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.
I love that language is generative. That is, when we don’t have a word for something, we can invent one. This morning I specifically want to look at the terms “interbeing” from Thich Nhat Hanh and “Nosotroficación” in Spanish which can be roughly translated into “We-ification.”
