Flower Communion is a uniquely Unitarian Universalist ritual celebrating beauty, diversity, and community. We encourage you to bring your own flowers, and leave bearing different flowers! (And don’t worry if you forget to bring some flowers—there are always enough.) NOTE: This will be an IN PERSON service, with a Zoom option; we will meet at … Continue reading A Communion of Flowers

Everyone makes mistakes. We all know it, and as long as it’s other people making mistakes, we often forgive them quite readily. But we often see our own mistakes as unforgivable. But who would we be, without our mistakes?

It’s been two years of the pandemic. Two years since the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship closed its doors at 1300 Evans…and we are looking, at last, at reopening at 2900 Bridges…soon. We mark this sad and yet also hopeful anniversary on the day of the Spring Equinox, as we celebrate the balance of day and night … Continue reading A Springtime Anniversary

Saying “Sorry” is something we teach children when they’re little. It’s something that becomes more complicated as we become adults, and our mistakes become more costly. In this service, we will examine the elements of a good apology and learn about apology as a spiritual practice.

It always seems like there’s so much going on. So much news to pay attention to, an ever-growing to-do list, and so many problems that need our attention. It’s easy to drive yourself crazy. Is there anything that can be done? How do we tell the difference between what’s truly urgent and what isn’t?

The Lantern Festival (which occurs on February 15th this year) marks the end of two weeks of Lunar New Year festivities in East Asia. In this service, we will lift up what we want to remember, let go of what needs to be let go, and turn toward a new self and a new future.

First, we were Building Bridges: building this fantastic new facility at 2900 Bridges St. Now, we’re Crossing Bridges: getting ready to actually move into the building and start using it. How will this new building serve our vision and mission? What else do we need to make all our hopes and dreams for this community … Continue reading Crossing Bridges

Rev. Michelle reflects on the individualist culture of the United States and Unitarian Universalism and how that has clashed at times with the collectivist culture of her upbringing. We all have a lot to learn from each other: how might Unitarian Universalism benefit from collectivism? What does this have to do with our Principles?

Justice is a journey, and we’re not always sure how we’re going to get there or whether we’ll get there at all. In this service, members of the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship will reflect on their personal journeys with racial justice and anti-oppression work, and also on the journey of the Fellowship as a whole–and look … Continue reading The Eighth Principle

Unitarian Universalists love learning new things, and many of us also love to teach and even worked as teachers. What does learning have to do with spirituality? What can church teach us about ourselves and how to be with each other?