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Connecting Well….

What makes healthy and unhealthy connections to and with one another? How can growing healthier connections grow greater health beyond us out into the world? What are some of the assumptions we sometimes make about what is helpful to someone else? Why? Worship leaders this week are  Rev. Erin Matteson, Todd Whiteley.

She Only Gets One Day?

Got any plans next Saturday? It’s a very special day for Mother Earth. We don’t have to be “tree huggers” to recognize the earth needs more than a day’s worth of our attention. How do we integrate a sense of connectedness, with our attention to earth and a way of daily living? Come and explore with … Continue reading She Only Gets One Day?

A Mightly Mosaic

Beginning today and for the next two weeks we will be focusing on connectedness. Part of recognizing “connectedness” is remembering particular dimensions and designs of creation that take us beyond the more prominent world before us of “its all about YOU.” Let’s take a minute to look at the big picture, which really is “a … Continue reading A Mightly Mosaic

Invitations from the Garden

Bulbs, seeds, flowers, weeds. Gardens contain invitations and lessons for life. Earth, by design, invites us to see and celebrate the worth and beauty, strength and resilience, inherent in all. Come explore and celebrate what Spring has to show and teach us. Part of this will include participating in our Flower Communion tradition! And, the … Continue reading Invitations from the Garden

Laborers Needed

There are a variety of laborers needed for any sanctuary. Diversity is critical not only concerning the models, but in regard to the builders. What kind of sanctuary builder are you? Rev. Erin Matteson, Haruko DeArth, and Bernadette Burns are leading worship this Sunday.

Sanctuary Sameness

Regardless of the many models and dimensions, what are the common things all sanctuaries should share? Come explore “building blocks” for the outside, or common discoveries once you enter in…. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Erin Matteson, Avonelle Tomlinson, and debee loyd.

Many Models, Many Dimensions

Today we will begin a three week look at the notion of “sanctuary.” What are the various forms and models? Where do we go to find it? Why do we need it? Worship Leaders this week are Rev. Erin Matteson, Brian Wise, and Sabine Klein. To hear the audio of this sermon, click this link:

Belonging

A core human need is to belong. We honor our own sense of belonging here at UUFSC and welcome new members as they begin their journey of belonging here. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy Baxter, Todd Whiteley, and Sabine Klein.

Blossomings

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 … Continue reading Blossomings

Curiosity Did NOT Kill The Cat

In fact, maybe curiosity resurrected the cat! “Resilience is more available to people curious about their own line of thinking and behaving,” says shame researcher, Dr. Brene Brown.  Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Brian Wise, and Sue Cotter.