It’s hard to be present to our relationship with war and the many ways it shapes our world.  The violence of war harms so many and it benefits some.   We honor Memorial Day by taking some time to be with the complexity of war.  Worship Leaders: Rev Darcy Baxter, Dee Hawksworth and Magdalene Myint. Tech … Continue reading War Stories

“Convenience decides everything” Evan Williams, a co-founder of Twitter, has said. But should it?  What does it mean for us to not let convenience decide everything?”  Worship Leaders: Rev Darcy Baxter, Robbie Edge, and Jude Markel. Tech Maestro: Cherie Mendoza.

Adyashanti, an American born spiritual teacher, states:  “There is a tragic element to human existence for all of us…It can take many forms:  a terminal illness, a parent losing their child, a child losing their parent, a husband losing his wife, the death of a friend, losing a job, getting divorced.  These are the moments … Continue reading From Whence Cometh My Strength

To be a Universalist means you are committed to enacting radical and seemingly random acts of love. Universalists do not believe hell is something one finds in some kind of after-life. Universalists believe hell exists right here, right now, in this world. And our purpose is to love the hell out of this world. Worship Leaders: Rev. … Continue reading To Love the Hell Out of This World

There are so many things stirring up fear in us– how do we resist getting captured by fear? How do we expand our capacities for love rather than allow them to get narrowed and whittled away? Worship leaders:  Rev. Darcy Baxter, Leroy Egenberger, and musician Melynda Rodriguez.  Tech Maestro: Cherie Mendoza.

Henry David Thoreau, who was raised in a Massachusetts Unitarian Church, wrote the hugely influential essay “Civil Disobedience.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Mahatma Gandhi cite this essay significant for them.  In what ways are we called to be disobedient?  Worship leaders:  Rev. Darcy Baxter, Robbie Edge, and guest musician Melynda Rodriguez.  Tech Maestro: … Continue reading Civil Disobedience

Why does liberation theology say that we can only see God in the socially excluded? What does that message mean for Unitarian Universalists? This service will feature a pre-recorded sermon from Rev. Lucas Hergert, one of Rev. Darcy’s closest friends and colleagues.

On this 100 year anniversary of the first Flower Communion Service, we honor activist and scholar Ruth Wilmore Gilmore wisdom that “freedom is a place.”  Please bring a flower. Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Sharon Arpoika, and Jude Markel.  Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley.

What does it mean for us to journey from being a liberal tradition to a liberating one? We will hear a recorded sermon from Rev. Sofia Betancourt, PhD, candidate for UUA president, addressing this question. Worship leaders: Tricia G, Jude Markel. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley

Thoughts on life, reflected through one of the many gifts of spring. Is it guided by nature, nurture or a combination of both? How do we as humans unfurl in our lives? Worship leaders: Leah Silvestre Franklin, Brian Wise, and Jude Markel. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley.