In this contemplative service, we will take up UU composer Shelley Denham’s invitation to sit in the soft and still of darkest winter and let its quiet calm surround us. Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Matte Black, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Adlai Frederickson.

We are here to honor solstice with UUFSC and the earth-based spirituality group Sacred Ground. This service weaves together Earth-based and Unitarian Universalist traditions. Afterwards, please join us for cakes and ale and walking an indoor labyrinth. Worship Leaders: Bernadette Burns, Rev. Darcy Baxter, and Robbie Edge.

The Christian tradition teaches us to embody, to incarnate, the divine–so embody we will! Join us for our multigenerational, no-rehearsal pageant of Margaret Brown’s Christmas in the Barn. Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Tricia Garcia. and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley.

What does it mean for Unitarian Universalists to listen to God? What could this phrase “listening to God” even mean for a community where maintaining a welcoming posture to different theological viewpoints is core to who we understand ourselves to be as a religious community? Worship Leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Zana Roberson, and Melynda Rodriguez. … Continue reading Listening to God

This service celebrates Queer LGBT resilience, ancestral wisdom, and the liberating power of Love. Through story, song, and blessing, we reclaim the sacredness of queer and trans bodies and our intersecting identities of race, gender, and sexuality. All are welcome to show up as your full, authentic selves. With Guest Preacher Rev. Kevin Mann, Worship … Continue reading Blessed Are The Queer: Answering the Call of Love

During these days of anxiety and political turmoil, it is more important than ever to remind ourselves what truly and deeply nourishes us–and not to take any of it for granted. Join us as we practice both giving and receiving blessings. Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Sharon Arpoika, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Zackery Gianotti.

My mentor has a phrase I have heard her utter so many times: “It’s just not easy, is it?” I’ve heard her say it for 15 years and with each passing year, the phrase seems to become wiser. What do we do with our pain? How can it become a resource for healing instead of … Continue reading The Power of Our Pain

Human hate– we hate circumstances, institutions, celebrities, politicians…we hate people, we hate food, we can hate parts of ourselves. For a religious tradition so committed to both radical love and compassion, what do we do with the hate we feel? Worship leaders: Rev Darcy Baxter, Zana Roberson, Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley.

In a culture that works hard to distract us from death and dying, we gather to remember, mourn, and/or celebrate those who have died. Please bring mementos and/or photos of those who have passed on, as we will co-create an altar for those who have died. Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy Baxter, Robbie Edge, and Melynda … Continue reading Remembering Our Dead

Who are you when it all goes wrong? Worship Leaders: Matte Black, Sharon Arpoika, and Melynda Rodriguez. Tech Maestro: Todd Whiteley.