One of the important things we do as a spiritual and religious community is engage in spiritual practices and rituals to help us mark the major milestones and events in life. From child dedications, to weddings, to memorial services, we engage in rituals as a community to help us welcome new life, transition into a … Continue reading Coming of Age
This Memorial Day we gather to grieve for the dead of wars that seemed honorable and justified, and for the dead of wars that were unwise and poorly conceived. As we will say when we dedicate the wreath following this service, we grieve for every loss in war, no matter what flag adorns the uniform. We … Continue reading With Love at the Center
This Sunday is Youth Sunday, the special annual service that includes our beloved graduating seniors’ reflections, and a bridging ritual that will mark their transition to Young Adulthood in the UU faith. Youth from WUSYG (the WUS Youth Group) will be contributing with readings, musical performances, and more. This service will be tied together with … Continue reading Youth Sunday: Blooming Kindness
As we continue to explore this month’s theme of “Awakening Curiosity,” our topic for this Sunday is play. Similar to curiosity itself, play has a reputation for being a “kids thing,” which is unfortunate, because grown ups need to play to. Beyond the importance of play as an activity for all ages for our emotional … Continue reading Play Is Essential to Life
Curiosity is a powerful spiritual tool, and perhaps even lies at the center of the religious experience. And yet, it remains underappreciated and perhaps even disvalued in our cultural milieu – for indeed, “curiosity killed the cat,” right? We’ll explore together what it might mean to embrace curiosity as both a spiritual and practical tool, … Continue reading A Curious Approach to Life
We are living in a time when everything seems uncertain. Both improvisation and faith contain practices that help us engage the unknown. What might it look like if we engage the two together? – Rev. Darrick Jackson Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order of Service
With Earth Day just coming up on Wednesday, we take time this Sunday to reflect together on the challenges we human beings face in our relationship with the good earth that we live on. While we are making progress, there is still much to be done. The good news is – you and we don’t … Continue reading Yes We Can!
Our culture encourages individualism – the great American myth that we can all “pull ourselves up by our bootstraps” lives on. Even within Unitarian Universalism, we tend to think of ourselves as on an individual spiritual journey seeking our own answers. The message “I Need You to Survive” is thus very countercultural for us, and … Continue reading I Need You to Survive
Join us for this special all ages service for Easter Sunday! Just as Jesus emerged from the tomb on Easter Sunday a couple of thousand years ago, we are going to explore the power of emergence in our lives. We are always in such a rush to push things along – what might happen if … Continue reading Easing Into Emergence – Easter Sunday
Rev. Mary Margaret Earl from the UU Urban Ministry joins us as our worship leader this Sunday. She will lead us in a reflection on navigating the overwhelming noise and news without losing sight of our work for justice. Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order of Service
