Wikipedia notes this difference:  “A vacation is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home.” “A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about themselves, others, nature, or a higher good through the experience. It can … Continue reading “Vacation or Pilgrimage” – Rev. Greg Chute, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” How much energy do we spend trying to keep life predictable? At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the dynamics of predictability and security in our lives. The service will include our annual Flower Communion celebration. … Continue reading “Predictability and Security” – Rev. Sue Browning, Minister — In Person & Zoom

Rev. Bran Lennox reflects on how Julia Ward Howe’s famed pacifist Mothers’ Day Proclamation of 1870 might challenge us to address the roots of violence where they begin. CLICK HERE for link to recorded service on YouTube

What are the experiences of people identifying as transgender and non-binary in today’s world? Where is there growing acceptance? What are the challenges? At this service led by Rev. Sue Browning and congregants Kathy Lee and Linda Dutton, we’ll have a chance to learn together through a conversation with our guest from the transgender community, Tina Jones.

We are excited to welcome Lenore Bajare-Dukes, our new primary contact at the Unitarian Universalist Association, as our guest speaker. What do you value in congregational life? What is the meaning of sacred in this context? How might congregations change over the next 3-5 years? How is our faith evolving? As this service with Lenore … Continue reading “The Sacred in Congregational Life” – Lenore Bajare-Dukes, Guest Speaker — ZOOM ONLY

Change is inevitable. Look around you. Look at you! We can be authors and designers of change, or we can be passive observers. The choice is yours. Join us as we look at this ongoing phenomenon in our lives and consider: This crazy, wonderful world is not done changing, and neither are we! CLICK HERE for recorded service on … Continue reading “Change is Gonna Do You Good” – Annie Lavin & John Ramsey, Speakers — In Person & Zoom

In his book An Immense World, Ed Yong notes, “We humans are so deeply embedded in our own particular way of seeing the world that we find it hard not to impose our perspective on other creatures — if indeed we bother thinking about them at all.” As Unitarian Universalists we work hard to understand … Continue reading “The Diversity of Life” – Rev. Sue Browning, Minister — In Person & Zoom Service

What is Easter all about, anyway, and what does it have to teach us about our own Unitarian Universalist faith? What can we learn from the empty tomb of 2,000 years ago? CLICK HERE for recorded service on YouTube

When we unintentionally hurt other people, is that of the same spiritual nature as malicious harm? Is there a theological lens and relevant language for UUs to talk about “sin” and “evil”? If these terms are too loaded, can we ever hope to effectively confront the ills of our society? CLICK HERE for YouTube recorded … Continue reading “Sin and Structural Evil” – Rev. Paul Boothby, Guest Speaker — In Person & Zoom Service

Fear permeates our culture. Movies, books, video games, news broadcasts, and many of our leaders seem to peddle fear as a matter of course. Sometimes the alarm must be sounded. However, the cost of fear mongering has been the corrosion of trust. Indeed, fear has been described as the opposite of trust. In this service, … Continue reading “The Fear Factor” – Rev. Karyn Marsh, Guest Speaker — In Person & Zoom