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ONLINE WORSHIP: Discovery: Reaching Out

Online Worship Discover: Reaching Out is an occasional service series for exploring and receiving inspiration from faith stories of new and long-time people who attend this congregation.

ONLINE WORSHIP: Creating a History of Love and Delight

Online Worship The Universalist heritage has love at its central message. It’s a love that savors relationship and connection. Universalism’s love isn’t passive but goes into action to strengthen what is good in the world.  This service is focused on the moment of delight: when we discover our connections with the world around us.

ONLINE WORSHIP: Tips for Survival: Never a Failure, Always a Lesson

Online Worship Gratitude Focus: Recognition of Veteran’s Day Who decides how the past is remembered?  There is a larger truth that includes more perspectives than ours, alone. If we rely on one author for the history of our family or our nation, we may fail to find a more authentic truth.

IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: Celebration of Remembrance

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In-Person Arrival Time: 10:15–10:30am Online Start time: 10:30am  Come together on the UUCD grounds for an outdoor Celebration of Remembrance and worship enjoying the beauty of the brilliant pistache trees.* We’ll create an altar. Bring a memento or photo to represent someone from your life who has died, and you wish to honor.   Our … Continue reading IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: Celebration of Remembrance

IN-PERSON WORSHIP: Memorial Grove Service

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This annual service honors those in our congregation who have died in the past year. We dedicate their names in our Memorial Grove and celebrate the ways they were connected to our community.  We will gather on the Patio for this service. To join us remotely, please use this link.

ONLINE WORSHIP: Loving Our Neighbors

Online Worship Link Rev. Casey Dunsworth In the Christian tradition, one of the most-quoted passages of scripture is Jesus’ command to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Taking a look around at our present world, it can be difficult to ascertain just how and by whom this command is being interpreted. As we cultivate relationships with … Continue reading ONLINE WORSHIP: Loving Our Neighbors

ONLINE WORSHIP: Tips for Survival: Relationship is Everything

Online Worship Link When life gives us unexpected and unwelcome surprises   relationships support us, give us strength and inspiration. This is service comes from recent personal experience, but even more so from the founding principles of adrienne maree brown’s emergent strategy and the studies of trauma stewardship. Consider what relationships serve as your foundation for … Continue reading ONLINE WORSHIP: Tips for Survival: Relationship is Everything

ONLINE WORSHIP: Why an 8th Principle?

Special Worship Link For THIS SERVICE ONLY  Bruce Pollack-Johnson, UU Church of the Restoration, Philadelphia The 8th Principle came from a feeling that we need something to renew our commitment to racial justice work, to hold ourselves accountable, and to fulfill the potential of our existing principles. The 8th principle was developed and written by … Continue reading ONLINE WORSHIP: Why an 8th Principle?

IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: First Sunday Celebration: Animal Blessing

Rev. Morgan McLean; Kate Logvy, Religious Exploration Coordinator; Lu Higgs, Acting Music Director; Worship Team In-person participants will walk through stations, masked and distanced. You may come anytime between 10:30-11:30am. Juuliebells and Sparks Choir will offer special music. Bring your pets, or their representation, to receive a blessing. There will be an altar of remembrance and … Continue reading IN-PERSON & ONLINE WORSHIP: First Sunday Celebration: Animal Blessing