Archives: Services

Blessing and Bailing

The earth is our big blue boat, and we’re all in this together. Do you have the courage to examine right relationship with an entire planet?  

“Long to Belong”

A sermon by Rev. Rod Richards, Minister for UU of San Luis Obispo, CA. What does it mean to belong? What is belonging and why do we need it?  “…not quite love and it’s not quite community; it’s just this feeling that there are people, an abundance of people, who are in this together. Who … Continue reading “Long to Belong”

“Who Are You?”

Who are you? Where do you come from? What shapes the life you lead? This service will investigate culture, history, and story-telling as pieces of our life travels. https://youtu.be/qgEeEtqtDbM

“It Ain’t Heavy; It’s Our Ministry”

Unitarian Universalism welcomes “the ministry of all believers,” so why do we train and ordain ministers? Come to this service and let’s explore various ideas of ministry, and the weight of the stole we all wear as we minister to and witness one another.

“Be Not Afraid”

What we can know is that we are living in a special moment in history, but we are not alone. Every couple generations, the cycle returns. This is a turning point. This is our turning  point. What does it mean to be counted among those who stand and turn? (The sermon is by Rev. Susan … Continue reading “Be Not Afraid”

“Always Start Clean”

How do we wash ourselves clean and begin again? What physical rituals help to remind us that renewal and rebirth are not just in our heads? This service examines the role of ritual and physical action in theology. Click to view: https://youtu.be/Z-29k94l8H0

“Hope Never Ends”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” As Unitarian Universalists, how are we to understand hope? And how do we keep it from failing? Join Rev. Amy Petrie Shaw for this exploration of the nature of hope. Click to view service: