Join us via this link. In our modern society, we have come to fear the dark. Our ancestors embraced it. In the dark, they found comfort, rest, and a time for reflection. We are missing these in our overburdened, overstimulated, over-scheduled lives. Isn’t it time we returned to embracing the dark?
THURSDAY, December 24, 7pm Join us via this link. (Check YouTube for a recording the following days) Our Christmas Eve service this year is a very special collaboration with UU congregations in Boise, Idaho, Rockford, Illinois, and Columbus, Indiana. Stories, carols, and candle light will come together with worship leaders, musicians, and photos from each … Continue reading Online Worship: Christmas Eve
Join us via this link. Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate Join us to celebrate the turning of the earth and the return of the light at this year’s solstice service. We will sing, share, and have a ritual candle-lighting as we look toward a new year to be reborn with the sun. In Religious Exploration, families … Continue reading Online Worship: Solstice: The Sun’s Return
Join us via this link. Families are created by birth and by choice, including through adoption, fostering, and the commitment of a family of friends. Congregation members will speak about the sacredness of their family; they may be broken, yet, whole; imperfect, yet, real and sacred. Child Naming & Family Dedication Ceremony: Soren Eschbach and … Continue reading Online Worship: The Wholly Family
Join us via this link. Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate What is the soul, and where does it live? We may catch sight of it at a moment of stillness, but it can also be seen in the powerful gesture of a raise fist at an uprising. Flickering in and out of view, imagine something resilient, … Continue reading Online Worship: Spinning the Gossamer Thread
Sunday, November 29, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Emily Burstein, Worship Associate Two members of our congregation will share a moment when they offered forgiveness or received it. This service is a part of a series, “Beliefs Held in Common Among Us”. We’ll use Mentimeter, an interactive tool that will immediately … Continue reading Online Worship: Does Unitarian Universalism Have a Theology of Forgiveness?
Sunday, November 22, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks & Rev. Morgan McLean; Sarah Larkin, Worship Associate In this season of giving thanks and abundance, we’ll create an altar of abundance, with some surprising guests contributing to the feast. Come to feel hope. This service will be filled with joyful, heart-warming messages. … Continue reading Online Worship: Altar of Abundance
Sunday, November 15, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Len Hayward; Cliff Ohmart, Worship Associate We humans have wounded the Earth environmentally and spiritually. The wounds are overwhelmingly complex and deep. Our relationship with the Earth is in disharmony. How do we individually heal the wounds? How do we get back into being in harmony … Continue reading Online Worship: Being in Harmony with the Earth
Sunday, November 8, 10:30am, Join us via this link. Rev. Beth Banks; Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate Whatever the results of the national election, there will be a need for healing in this country. What guides us in healing our personal relationships and how does this apply to our nation? How does forgiveness begin? Going Deeper, … Continue reading Online Worship: Veteran’s Day; What Comes Next?
Thursday Nov. 5, 5pm PST, Event at THIS LINK. No matter the results of the election, we will gather in community. Join the UUA, Side with Love, and UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray for this event hosted on Zoom, Facebook Live, and YouTube.
