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Be Gay Do Crime

It’s multigenerational Pride Sunday! On this Sunday, we celebrate all of our diversities while also looking at liberation and its relationship to the law. Those who paved the way for our liberation today were the lawbreakers of the past, from fugitive slaves to the Greensboro Six to the Stonewall riot. What does “be gay, do … Continue reading Be Gay Do Crime

Children Are a Blessing

It’s a child dedication! A children dedication actually: multiple. In this multigenerational service, we bless some of our new children with the elements of the universe, call them by name, and present them with gifts from the congregation. We promise ourselves to be the village that raises the child, because we know: none of us … Continue reading Children Are a Blessing

The Many Faces of Mother’s Day

While Instagram and Facebook are filled with photos of perfectly crafted breakfasts-in-bed and loving testimonials to the perfect family, the reality is that many people struggle with Mother’s Day. These are people with complicated relationships with their mothers; mothers who have recently lost a child; people who struggle with fertility; and many, many more. Together, … Continue reading The Many Faces of Mother’s Day

The Spirit of Play

It’s Children’s Day in Japan! What if we all had a day where we celebrated our children and their happiness? In this service, we enter into the playful, curious spirit of the child and also explore the new structure we’re using for our children in the classroom: Spirit Play.

Church, Unplugged

Let’s have a “throwback” service today, without all the bells and whistles. No slides, no accompanist, no amplified sound. (Yes, we will still have Zoom, but it may look and sound different.) Come prepared to circle up and experience a worship service that may more closely resemble something from the 1st century rather than the … Continue reading Church, Unplugged

Earth Day: Protecting What We Love

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This will be a special service co-led by Penny Hooper and Harriet Altman, sharing insights from the book Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and other musings honoring the Earth.   This theme will be carried forth with a special story and activity for the younger folks by Sarah Grenier. 

Come, Come, Whoever You Are

It’s a new member ceremony! Those who have signed the membership book sometime in the past 12 months are celebrated in today’s multigenerational ceremony as we widen the circle of Unitarian Universalism.

Confucius Says

Many people are familiar with the jokes that begin “Confucius says…” But what did Confucius really say? And what does a Chinese philosopher who was alive in 500 BCE have to offer people of modern-day Earth?