We are delighted to present once again our annual Poetry Service, in which members and friends read poems of their own choosing. If you have a poem that is of special importance to you that you would like to share, please send it to Martin Newhouse and Liz Lintz at the email address below by … Continue reading Poetry Service
Join us this Sunday for the final regular service of the church program year, as we celebrate Flower Communion and explore what it might look like to plant seeds of love in our lives and in our communities. Please bring a flower to share as part of the flower communion ceremony – and if you … Continue reading Planting Seeds of Love
This Sunday we celebrate Pride month, lifting up our support for our queer and LGBTQ+ siblings. We also explore the spirituality of “every day matters” – so often it is the big and splashy events that get the focus of our appreciatoin in our lives. The every day matters too, often more than we realize. … Continue reading Every Day Matters
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!
