These words have been circulating around a lot but what do they mean for us, as we go through our daily lives, in a time that is both new and not new? What are our spiritual tools in these times of resilience and resistance? Worship leaders this week are Rev Darcy, Avonelle Tomlinson, and Sabine … Continue reading Resilience and Resistance
This service addresses Hope as an action verb. It informs us that even as we wait, we need not be immobile. We can prepare our world and ourselves to receive the thing we hope for, and sometimes achieve that very thing we hope for, through our communal efforts. Worship Leaders this week are Todd Whiteley, Elaine Arnold, … Continue reading Waiting for the Light
Perfectionism can paralyze us from taking important action; sometimes our spiritual work may be to cultivate habits of imperfection and just half-a**ing it. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Todd Whiteley, and Sabine Klein. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpbYP9l6iMY Click on the link above to listen to Rev. Darcy’s sermon.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is probably the religious “prophet” most trusted by liberals. We will practice deep listening to some of King’s words and how they call to us in this particular historical moment. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Todd Whiteley, and Sabine Klein.
How can we be a blessing to others, especially in a time of uncertainty? Rev. Lucas Hergert, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Livermore will explore this question, while Rev. Darcy preaches at the Livermore Church. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Lucas Hergert, Sue Cotter, and Todd Whiteley.
What do you need to release in order to move forward in 2017? Rev. Darcy will lead the congregation’s annual ‘burning off’ ritual. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Todd Whiteley, Sue Cotter and April Gutierrez.
Blessings on your Christmas Day!
We join with our Christian cousins, the United Church of Christ, in celebrating the radical possibilities of hope even in the darkest of days. Worship leaders for this service are Rev. Darcy and Rev. Michael Schiefelbein. Worship will be at the College Ave Congregational Church, located at 1341 College Avenue in Modesto.
The Christian tradition teaches us to embody, to incarnate, the divine so embody we will! Join us for our multigenerational, pageant of Margaret Brown’s Christmas in the Barn. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Matthew Mason, and Sabine Klein.
German minister and Nazi resister Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his family from a Nazi prison that, “we can and should celebrate Christmas despite the ruins around us.” We will come together to reach out for joy amidst the darkness. Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Matthew Mason, and Sabine Klein.
