For the past few years, there has been an ongoing debate about a crisis of masculinity. How do we love men in the midst of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy? Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Robbie Edge, Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Adlai Frederickson.

“Religious” is a loaded word that many people first associate with conservative and Christian nationalist ideologies. But what if liberal and liberationist religious traditions hold exactly what we need to flourish right now? Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Tricia Garcia, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley. 

Most spaces in our society are age-segregated– congregational life is one of the few spaces that are intentionally multigenerational. There is a profound benefit to us all when we get to have relationships with people in different stages of life than we are. Come celebrate the power and playfulness youth bring to our multi-generational community– … Continue reading The Gifts of the Young

In Pope Leo’s new encyclical about AI, he writes that “the deepest and most important things are learned only after much time and effort.” In a world that fetishizes speed and efficiency, let us spend time affirming our commitment to the slowness and gentleness required to learn the most important things. Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy … Continue reading The Deepest and Most Important Things

Growth, learning, and adaptation generally happen when we feel some discomfort–but discomfort isn’t the only ingredient for learning. We must also feel safe. Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Robbie Edge, and Melynda Rodriguez.

Surviving the heaviness of the world requires us to experience enough joy and pleasure to buoy us through. We will celebrate the (arguably) Unitarian origins of the Ice Cream Sundae and buoy ourselves for our annual congregational business meeting after worship. Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter and Tricia Garcia. Tech Maestro: Adlai Frederickson. 

“The self, after all, is an intimate collaboration with others,” writes Dominic Pettiman in his book on ghosting. Digital technology has dramatically altered how we experience human relationships and intimacy in the span of just a few decades. Why is participation in congregational life a meaningful spiritual practice in these times when digital connection is … Continue reading An Intimate Collaboration with Others

Curiosity, according to UU minister Victoria Stafford, is “To see, simply to look and see, is an ethical and intentional choice. To see, with open eyes, is a spiritual practice, and thus a risk, for it can open you to ways of knowing the world and loving it that will lead to inevitable consequences.” Worship … Continue reading Curiosity

Sometimes our capacity for imagination and beauty is only fully realized when we confront and embrace brokenness. Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Tricia Garcia, and Melynda Rodriguez.

Spring burst upon the central valley in a fragrant snow of almond blossoms. Soon it will be Beltane: the Celtic festival of fertility. While we can see why that festival would make sense to our ancestors who lived close to the seasons of the year, what significance does it have in our modern lives? Join … Continue reading The Rites of Spring