Humans struggle so much with uncertainty, even though uncertainty is the reality of every one of our days. In the moments when we feel the uncertainty, to what can we turn to soothe our anxious minds? Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Matthew Mason, plus we’ll have a guest musician, Sydney Gorham.
A sermon by Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson, delivered by Sharon Arpoika. What are the basic elements of the Beloved Community? How do we, in our UU congregations, go about doing that? Scottie McIntyre Johnson explores a number of the aspects of the Beloved Community and how we can both create and sustain it in our … Continue reading Creating and Sustaining the Beloved Community
“If I were to teach a course on God, I would begin with a plate of persimmons,” writes UU minister Nancy Shaffer. We will give thanks for the abundance of our valley and offer one another a special pomegranate and persimmon communion. Worship leaders this week are Rev Darcy, Sharon Arpoika, and Sabine Klein.
We welcome special guest folk singer Xanthe Alexis to help us connect to our sources of strength, courage, and power. Worship Leaders this week are Rev Darcy, Sharon Arpoika, and Xanthe Alexis.
Loss, violence, and anger threaten to turn our hearts hard. The answer is to weep, love, and be loved. Worship Leaders this week are Rev Darcy, Sharon Arpoika, and Sabine Klein. If you click on the audio bar above you can listen to this sermon.
We honor this in-between time of Samhain, when the veil between life and death is said to be thin and we are closest to those who have died. Worship Leaders this week are Bernadette Burns and Avonelle Tomlinson.
Witnessing means truly seeing–seeing what is real and authentic, even if such seeing brings up feelings of discomfort. We explore the stories of people who feel like “the other” rather than like part of an “us.” Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Tina Godsey.
Join worship associates John Patton and Todd Whiteley and learn what it means to “take your turn in the Channel” when bringing the Human Race safely to the shore.
In a time of great anxiety about Muslim people, we explore the wisdom and celebrate what can be considered the the most pervasive Islamic influence on Western culture: Arabian Nights. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Tina Godsey.
Drawing on history that suggests European Unitarians understood themselves to be part of the same religious family as Jewish and Muslim people, we explore and affirm the wisdom that “within one, there is many.” Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy and Tina Godsey.
