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Celebrating Music

Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader, Alison Skinner, Barbara Meixner, Linda Birse, Andrei Baumann.  The staff musicians present a morning of music.  We honor the power of music in our lives and share how it touches others.  We celebrate the talents of the many volunteer singers and ringers who create the vibrant musical community at UUCD.  … Continue reading Celebrating Music

The Song of Trust

Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Steve Burns, Worship Associate.  Whether the relationships you celebrate on Valentine’s Day are friendships, romantic, or family, trust is at the foundation of love. Research has shown that it is also important for neighborhoods, community organizing, and nations. It’s created slowly, but can crumble in one moment of thoughtlessness. This … Continue reading The Song of Trust

Stewardship Sunday: When it passes out of sight, that’s when its power begins

Rev. Beth Banks, Rev. Morgan McLean, Alex Haider-Winnett, Aimee Crawford, Matt Seelke.  We search for the answers to riddles.  The clues are found in these questions: What moves in a circle and changes form as it travels? What must be consumed to continue to exist? We’ll reveal the answers in the service and experience them. … Continue reading Stewardship Sunday: When it passes out of sight, that’s when its power begins

The Promised Land

Rev. Beth Banks, Worship Leader; Jaki Leiva Conklin, Worship Associate; Covenant with Visiting Stewards.  In his final speech, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about the hard times ahead. He also assured the audience that he had been to the mountaintop, and had seen the promised land of the future. He spoke of … Continue reading The Promised Land

EvenSong, Possibility

Rev. Beth Banks & Alison Skinner.  Evensong is a brief worship experience preparing us for the transition from day to evening, or the weekend to week. Invite friends, and use this to begin an evening together. Participate or let the music flow around you. Candlelight.  Repetitive singing, readings, ritual.

Dedicated Communities

Meghan Kelly and Catlyn Legault, Worship Leaders; Young Adults.  When congregations commit themselves to families in a Child Naming and Parent Dedication ceremony, we make promises as a congregation and individuals. As the children of our congregations become youth and young adults, how do we continue to live these promises? Do we remember the promises … Continue reading Dedicated Communities