In person services have been suspended due to the coronavirus emergency. We will live stream an abbreviated service this Sunday on our Facebook group at 10:30 am. Wisdom is different than knowledge or information– it offers guidance about how to live, often in ways we strive and/or struggle to fulfill. When was a time when you thought … Continue reading You Are Not As Smart As You Thought
Despite all the messages telling you otherwise, there is nothing wrong with you. Join church member Elaine Arnold as she shares how the Unitarian Universalism of this community helped truly and deeply learn this lesson. Worship leaders this week are Dee Hawksworth, Elaine Arnold, and musician Jorge Torrez. ******** Click here to listen to Elaine’s sermon.
In our market economy dominated world, we are frequently deprived of the power of a gift– the power to create non-transactional relationships of reciprocity and mutual care. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Brian Wise, and Jorge Torrez. ************ Click here to listen to Rev. Darcy’s sermon as it was delivered on Sunday, March 1st.
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.
