Bread and Honey Communion
An annual tradition with an added touch of sweetness. Come join us in ritual as we honor each other and the spiritual journeys we share together.
Archives: Services
Pride is Spelled with Freedom and Joy
All are welcome to a vibrant and joyful Pride service celebrating the beauty of freedom, self-expression, and queer resilience. We’ll gather in community with music, laughter, and color—featuring a Pride flag crafting table, wearable accoutrements, a glitter blessing, and our own Drag & Pride Parade! Leaders from Carteret Community College’s SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) … Continue reading Pride is Spelled with Freedom and Joy
Rolling Stones and Gathering Moss
Can we imagine more healing, more peace, by just rolling rocks around in your hand? How old does a stone need to be for healing properties? Are crystals still growing?
A Teacher’s Imagination
As our values guide us in our daily lives, we all become teachers – gather together to celebrate the teachers of our children, here in this congregation, and in our community. Come with the names of some of your favorite teachers throughout your life.
MEOUUW and the Nine Lives of Unitarian Universalism
A deep dive into the history of Unitarianism, Universalism and Unitarian Universalism with the aid of a cat meme or three.
Imagining Justice: Honoring MMIWG2S
On Sunday, May 4, we honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People ahead of MMIWG2S Awareness Day on May 5. Through reflection, storytelling, and a special guest speaker who has lived on a reservation, we will explore the ongoing crisis and how we can take action. This service will weave together the … Continue reading Imagining Justice: Honoring MMIWG2S
Locker Room Talk
These words, used to excuse vile language about women during the 2016 election, point to a deep historic conflict of values. It’s not just about how men behave: Throughout human history, worldviews based in domination and in collaboration have been in tension. Today, the contrast between these worldviews are as clear as they have ever … Continue reading Locker Room Talk
Paradise of Fools
Celebrating Earth Day this week gives us a chance to reflect on how good we’ve had it, living in a place of abundant beauty and natural resources. But 55 years after Earth Day was first created, there are those in power making choices that endanger our planet; have we humans lived for too long in … Continue reading Paradise of Fools
Be the Thermostat, not the Thermometer
New member Bogie Cashwell offers his first worship service to us.
A Flower, a Petal, a Movement of Joy
Please bring a flower of your choice, either from your own gardens, or from a field or roadside, and we will build a bouquet of joy together in the annual Flower Ceremony.