Dance educator Adrienne Sansom writes, “Dance is not what we do, but how we do it. It is a state of consciousness involving full engagement and awareness, attending to the inside.”  Upon returning from sabbatical, Rev. Darcy reflects on why, even in these times, we can keep dancing.  Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Robbie Edge, … Continue reading Let’s Dance

Rev. Erin committed to the practice this year of writing a love letter to herself every day. The focus is: “Dear Love, what would you have me know today?” Each letter begins, “Dear Erin …”.The letters often contain themes of the human journey relevant to anyone: particular struggles, joys, learnings, and more. Come hear where … Continue reading Dear Love, What Would You Have Me Know Today?

It is in the experience of finding our way to being anchored in ventral safety and offering that welcome to others that we change the world, one nervous system at a time. Worship leaders: Robbie Edge, Emily VanTassel, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Adlai Frederickson.

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