Sometimes in order to build the life that is most right, to build the new relationships you most desire, you have to break old ones. How do we most gently and lovingly hold all the ways we might need to break, all the breaking we see around us? Worship leaders: Rev. Darcy, Tricia G, Magdalene … Continue reading Sometimes You Have to Break
Drawing on the wisdom of Octavia Butler’s eerily prescient novels Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, as well as some California indigenous people’s knowledge of wildfire, we will continue our ever on-going learning on how to renew our love for this burning world. This Sunday’s service will be led by Rev. Darcy … Continue reading How to Love the Burning World
UU theologian James Luther Adams wrote that, “Human beings, individually and collectively, become human by making a commitment, by making promises. The human being as such is the promise-making, promise-keeping, promise-breaking, promise-renewing creature. The human being is the promise maker, the commitment maker.” What promises do you need to make right now? What promises do … Continue reading Broken Promises
In trying times, joy is more important than ever. And, as poet and professor Toi Toi Derricotte writes, “joy is an act of resistance.” This Sunday’s service will be led by Rev. Darcy Baxter and Worship Associate Dee Hawksworth. Todd Whiteley is filling the role of Zoom monitor and Jorge Torrez is the musician. Amanda … Continue reading Joy Is An Act of Resistance
Join Todd Whiteley on a social and personal journey through white privilege, whiteness, and coming to terms with the roles we play in these social ills. This Sunday’s service will be entirely lay led and features Todd Whitely and Sharon Arpoika as the speakers. Haruko DeArth is filling the role of Zoom monitor, and Jorge … Continue reading How Broken Mirrors Provide New Perspectives
