In my faith tradition, there is a text that eventually says, “…so that they might take hold of the life that really is life.” Long ago, this set me off pondering, “What IS the life that really is life”? What does that entail? I think for anyone of any tradition this is worth pondering. What … Continue reading Taking Hold of the Life That Really is Life
Josh Moore, one of our newer members, will share his thoughts on living life authentically and celebrating our differences while at the same time allowing our differences to bring us together rather than tear us apart. Worship leaders: Sharon Arpoika, Josh Moore, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: John Lehman.
Transgender people have existed and thrived for millennia — across cultures, geographies, and political regimes. In the current sociopolitical context of the United States, when everything may feel daunting and scary, there is a lot to learn from the historic organizing and mutual aid efforts by and for trans communities. Sam K Pearl will reflect … Continue reading Lessons From Trans Liberation
In a world that seems to be filled with human-caused catastrophes, it is easy to overlook the wonder and comfort of the natural world. Let’s reconsider the outside, its beauty, and the ease it can bring to our hearts. Worship leaders: Tricia Garcia, Gillian Wegener, and Melynda Rodriguez. Gillian Wegener is the author of two … Continue reading The Beauty of Nature
We honor our annual Water Communion service as a ritual of resistance and radical community building. We gather to find some soulful sustenance in our UU tradition and to recommit ourselves to nurturing the Beloved Community. Please bring a little water from some place special or mundane! Worship leaders: Sharon Arpoika, Tricia Garcia, and Melynda … Continue reading In-Gathering and Water Communion
Different than having a literal home, having a sense of home is something I think we all seek after, whether we are consciously aware or not. What does it mean? Where is it found? What is the tester of it? Can we create it, or do we journey into it? Come explore with me. Worship … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home
What is it that gives us purpose? Why do we ask? Worship Team: Matte Black, Zana Roberson, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: John Lehman
In this collection of assorted poems, local poet Stella Beratlis explores the landscapes we inhabit—both literal and emotional—and the pressures that build beneath their surfaces. Drawing on the imagery of California’s Central Valley, the poems move from what breaks us open to the clearing we create when we attempt to stitch together a new world. … Continue reading What We Hold
As I pay attention, moving through the garden of my yard, being present, working and fiddling there, I realize I am tending to more than meets the eye. Noticings there are rich as the soil. They and discernments out of them nourish the soil of my soul. Come explore invitations and lessons from my garden … Continue reading Invitations from the Garden
When we pay attention, sacred stuff comes through all kinds of vessels and vehicles. Becoming a grandmother has brought all kinds of invitations to get to know myself better and deepen further into the next iteration of who I am becoming. So often our stories speak into the lives of others. Come see, hear, experience … Continue reading Invitation to G-Ma
