What brings you to a congregation? The music? The sense of community? The potlucks? All of the above…or reasons you can’t quite identify? This service will explore the idea of a congregation as a place of life-long learning, not just learning information but learning about the world and our place within it, especially in regards … Continue reading Educating for Liberation
It is often said that it is love that makes the world go round. However, without doubt, it is friendship which keeps our spinning existence on an even keel. WUS member Stephen Perepeluk reflects on the special bonds that bring joy to our lives. The theme of friendship will also be celebrated by welcoming the … Continue reading The Blessing of Friendship
What does it mean to lean into joy because of our identities? Join guest minister, the Rev. Laura Solomon from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, to consider queer joy and how we might find it – regardless of and because of who we are! Order Of Service for Sunday Worship: OOS 2.26.23 Link for … Continue reading Queerly Joyful and Joyfully Queer
Lent is a 40-day period when faithful Christians enter into a time of sacrifice and reflection to spiritually prepare for Easter. Some Unitarian Universalists participate in traditional Lent and some take part in a parallel time of awareness, reflection and sharing in community – #UULent. This service will invite us into collective engagement with #UULent, … Continue reading A Season of Reflection
This service, led by our youth group, WUSYG, and our new youth group, JUSYG, will be focused on self-love. What does it look like to fully love yourself, and love your body, just as you are? This can look like lots of things, and each of them is valid. Each of us is whole, holy … Continue reading Whole and Holy: Reflections on Loving a Queer Disabled body
It is the time of year when the congregation considers its financial commitments to our mission, also known as “the pledge drive.” But this service invites us to approach this annual time of commitment and recommitment from a slightly different perspective. What gifts do we have – including ,but not restricted to – financial resources … Continue reading The Geography of Generosity
We conclude the month focused on “finding our center” by reflecting on some moments when we don’t feel centered at all. Sometimes we have strong, negative reactions to people that, in the end, give us opportunities to grow. What can we learn from these experiences? This service will also include a celebration of the Neighboring … Continue reading The Crucible of Discomfort
Last Sunday, we celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. This Sunday, we revisit one of the critical civil rights he and many others have fought – and continue to fight – for: voting rights. This service will reflect on the contemporary struggle to ensure every eligible person has access to the … Continue reading Fighting for the Fifth Principle
It is an annual spiritual practice – representatives of three different generations respond to poet Mary Oliver’s provocative question “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Come and hear what Kim Foley, Tyson Kamikawa and Riley Simpson have to say. Order Of Service for Sunday Worship: OOS 1.8.23 … Continue reading Wild and Precious
We will recognize the New Year through creating a symbolic time capsule for 2022 and taking part in a ritual to help us let go of what we want to leave behind to fully welcome 2023. Order Of Service for Sunday Worship: OOS 1/1/2023 Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream New online visitors can fill out the … Continue reading Remembering and Letting Go
