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.
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.
