Life is Like a Corn Maze
UUNIQUE, the high school youth group, Worship Leaders A youth led service.
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When the Moon Creates Our Beginning
Rev. Beth Banks & Rev. Morgan McLean, Worship Leaders; Alex Lee-Jobe & Xia Li, Worship Associates Members and friends of UUCD whose cultural heritage bridges Asian and American identities will share how their heritage informs their identity. Each culture’s customs and perspectives are unique. The sanctuary will be decorated to honor the participants’ Lunar New … Continue reading When the Moon Creates Our Beginning
Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday: Housing First
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Cliff Ohmart, Worship Associate Justice issues create an interconnected web: pull on the housing strand and the structure of society shifts.
The Gift of Strawberries
Rev. Ranwa Hammamy, Worship Leader; Alex Haider-Winnett, Campus Minister, Worship Associate From you, I receive. To you, I give. Together we share––and from this we live. Rabbi Nathan Segal. Continuing from the Global Climate Strikes and honoring the indigenous-scientific wisdom of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Rev. Hammamy reflects on our sacred call to honor Earth’s gifts. … Continue reading The Gift of Strawberries
A Year of Integrity
Rev. Morgan McLean, Worship Leader; Sarah Larkin, Worship Associate How might our moral groundings help us live into our best selves in 2020?
In the Bleak Midwinter
December 29, 11:15am ONLY, Alex Haider-Winnett; Clifford Ohmart, Worship Associate. As we wrap up 2019, let us settle into the stillness and quiet of midwinter to reflect and rest. This time calls on us to seek, find and hold a stillness. In this solstice and transition, we will take a collective, grounding breath.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Services (3 times)
4pm; Multigenerational; Rev. Morgan McLean; Celebrate the season in story and song! All ages are welcome to participate in our “no rehearsal” pageant. 7 & 9pm; Traditional; Rev. Beth Banks, Rev. Morgan McLean. A night of peace and goodwill with carols, readings, homilies, and the Christmas Choir*. Candlelight reminds us that our individual flames can … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Services (3 times)
The Wholly Holy Family
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Juuliebells perform. Celebrate the many forms of family: families with children and those who have no children; families with adopted and foster children; those who create family by choosing among friends; same-sex couples . . . the list is almost endless. We ask, How is your family sacred?
Solstice Celebration & Potluck Dinner
December 21, 5pm; Rev. Morgan McLean & Grainne Grant. Join us to celebrate the turning of the earth and the return of the light. Sing, share, light candles as we look to a new year being reborn with the sun. All ages are welcome at this lively service! Please bring a dish to share for … Continue reading Solstice Celebration & Potluck Dinner
The Awe-Filled Life
Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Sarah Larkin, Worship Associate. Awe is edgier than wonder or amazement; awe balances on the knife’s edge of surprise and fear. In Hebrew and Christian Scripture, awe happens when the normal world is shaken from its foundation. It’s when a pathway in the sea opens to people fleeing their enemies; … Continue reading The Awe-Filled Life