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“Peace, Love, and Understanding”

The Nick Lowe song, “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding,” is a wry take on generational divides.  We’re going to need to bridge those divides and more in order to build the sort of world – and congregational community – we seek. Click to view service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft6hjpO4jp8

“Toward Possibilities”

In Turning to One Another, the late Margaret Bowens Wheatley wrote, “There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”  Our work together as a congregation is just that:  figuring out what we care about and exploring possibilities for change in ourselves and the world. Click to view service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJC95XJv5D8  

Christmas Eve Service

Dec. 24, 2021: 6:00pm  “Angels We Have Heard” Christmas Eve Rev. Khleber Van Zandt A traditional Christmas Eve service -We’ll read some ancient birth narratives, sing some old hymns, and celebrate a season of hope together by candlelight. After the service there will be coffee hour consisting of wine and holiday beverages — please bring … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service

“Wait Here”

UU author John Taylor writes, “If there were no Advent, we would need to invent one.”  Even as we honor this season of darkness, we light candles of hope and begin the long wait for the return of the light.    

“The Unsettled Minister ”

This congregation has had five ministers in its 23 years, only one of them identified as a ‘Settled Minister.’  What does it mean that a minister is ‘settled’?  And what happens when they become unsettled?  

“The Light in the Temple”

Hannukah recalls the Maccabean revolt and God’s miraculous lighting of the temple.  While we’re scurrying about in December, let’s remember to take time to notice the miracle of the light.    

“Come with Me”

Kathy Avery, Director of Lifespan Religious Education Join me as we look through a new lens and change our perspective.    

“Needing to Be Kneaded”

Bread Communion The process of making bread requires that dough be left alone to rise, then beaten and broken before being left to rise again – a loaf of bread needs to be kneaded in order to reach its full potential.              

“Faith in the Marvelous”

In Rabindranath Tagore’s Crossing, the poet recalls that in his childhood, “faith in the marvelous bloomed anew each dawn.”  How can we keep that childlike ability to find joy in the world amidst the accumulating tragedies of living in a post-apocalyptic age?