Come celebrate the glorious beauty we are surrounded by at this time of year (if your allergies allow!) Please wear your boots or sneakers and a coat as you will be invited to take a brief contemplative walk (or do a sitting) into the surrounding almond orchard as part of the worship service! Worship leaders this … Continue reading Blossomings
The broader culture, as well as the Unitarian-Universalist tradition, has over-emphasized individualism. How can we work our way from “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” to interdependence and right relationship? Worship leaders this week are Todd Whiteley, Brian Wise, and Jorge Torrez. Click here to listen to Todd Whiteley present the sermon,
Now, more than ever, we know that as people, a society, and a world, we need to be sustainable. What does sustainability actually look like in our lives? Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Dee Hawksworth, and Jorge Torrez. Greeters are Leah Silvestre and Lynn Bristow. Click here to hear Rev. Darcy’s full sermon.
Addiction touches so many of our lives–and 12 step groups have provided so much support to many, despite a lot of the ‘theological’ translation work many have to do to participate in such groups. What wisdom can be gleaned from the 12 steps? Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Brian Wise, and Jude Markel. Greeters are … Continue reading 12 Steps for UUs
Too often we confuse love with the experience of another person reflecting back to us what we want to see–the version of ourselves we so want to see. Our Universalist heritage asks us to move beyond these deceptive practices of ego gratifying reflection to find true love. This week the children will meet in an … Continue reading Loving More Than Your Reflection
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made famous the quote by Unitarian minister Theodore Parker that the arc of the universe is long but it bends towards justice. For Unitarian Universalists, living in integrity means figuring out ways to lend our weight to bending the arc. This Sunday is a whole congregation worship which means the children … Continue reading The Arc of the Universe
Religious liberals often talk about ‘freedom’ as a value, even a goal, of our tradition–but perhaps freedom may be too lofty of an aspiration. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Todd Whiteley, and Jorge Torrez.
In order to live in integrity, we humans always need opportunities to begin again. What do you need to remember, what do you need to release, and what do you need to resolve to do? Rev. Darcy will lead the congregation’s annual ‘burning off’ ritual. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Dee Hawksworth, and Jorge Torrez.
In the Unitarian Universalist tradition, we don’t recognize “other,” but just because we don’t see you as “other” that doesn’t mean we don’t recognize and value your unique gifts. Some of the best gifts are the ones we don’t even know we are receiving. Join presenter Todd Whiteley, Worship Associate Haruko DeArth, and musician Jude Markel … Continue reading The Gift of Other
During this time of longest nights in our Northern Hemisphere, this contemplative service will help us honor all that darkness offers our beings in midst of ecological crisis. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Sharon Arpoika, and Jorge Torrez.
