Join us via this link. Robin Datel; Cliff Ohmart, Worship Associate Imagination helps us perceive what’s wrong in the world, envision a better world, and figure out how to achieve it. We’ll examine ways in which imagination is important to our engagement with the climate crisis. Among the inspirations will be Kim Stanley Robinson’s post-sea-level-rise … Continue reading Online Worship: Imagination in the Face of the Climate Crisis
Join us via this link. Lucas Frerichs, Davis Vice Mayor; Susan Steinbach, Worship Associate 2020 was more than just the year of the COVID pandemic. It was also a year that marked a societal shift regarding the issues of racial equity and inclusion. We’ll explore how the work toward racial equity is manifesting itself in … Continue reading Online Worship: Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday
Join us via this link. Emily Burstein, Meghan Kelly, Molly Napier, Clifford Ohmart, Susan Steinbach, Worship Associates Adults often don’t have access to imagination the same way children do. What role does imagination play or not play in your life today? What could be possible if imagination were more present for adults?
Join us via this link. Rev. Morgan McLean; Meghan Kelly, Worship Associate We begin 2021 full of hope for the return of “normal” sometime this year. We have been changed as individuals and as a society by the pandemic. What will our new “normal” be? Together, we’ll imagine our new selves and our world, and … Continue reading Online Worship: Anything Can Be
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?
