Come home! Come home, all ye who wander, come home! We extend a special welcome to those who have never been through our doors and those we miss, who have not been back in a long while. All are welcome for a special day of singing, reminiscing about the past, looking forward to the future, … Continue reading Homecoming
Unitarian Universalism is also known as the “chosen faith.” We are here because we choose to be here: not because we are threatened with eternal damnation; and not because we were born into this faith and must remain within it for the rest of our days. And there is power in what Unitarian theologian James … Continue reading A Chosen Faith
We all “come out” at some point or other in our lives. Some of us have had to “come out” about the way we voted in a past election; some of us have had to “come out” as Unitarian Universalists; some of us have done the traditional old-fashioned “coming out” as LGBTQ+. All of us … Continue reading Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are
For the Feast of St. Francis, we bless our animal companions on this day! All are invited to bring their (well-behaved and appropriately vaccinated) pets to church on this day, whether they be furry, scaly, or feathered, for celebration and blessing. If your pet would rather attend virtually, we invite you to send a photo … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals
Our First Principle affirms and promotes the inherent worth and dignity of each human being. The Unitarian Universalist commitment to the worth and dignity of every human being calls us to respect the autonomy of women and men in determining their own healthcare choices and decisions. In light of the Supreme Court decision on Roe … Continue reading The Worth and Dignity of Every Person
We welcome everyone–but is there a limit to who we will welcome? Today we will explore what’s called the tolerance paradox: the idea that in order to build an inclusive space, we must exclude the intolerant. What does that look like?
A traditional greeting among Masai warriors in Africa is: “How are the children?” And the traditional answer is: “All the children are well.” If all the children are well, then that means life is good, peace and safety prevail. What does it look like to ask ourselves that question about the children in our country?
As Unitarian Universalists, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of all people–but what does that mean about the work that people do? In honor of Labor Day, we will interrogate how we regard and approach different kinds of labor–especially in the wake of the pandemic, which revealed all kinds of truths about the … Continue reading All Labor is Labor
As Chief Black Elk said, “Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.” Yin and yang, these complementary opposites are expressed in a circle. We live in circles within circles. The rotation of the Milky Way, the solar year, the seasons, solstice and equinox, the waxing and waning of the moon, … Continue reading Circle of Life
Water Communion is a uniquely Unitarian Universalist tradition where we recognize our many sources and origin stories and also that we all flow together into one community. What wisdom can we learn from water?
