Christmas Eve (4 pm)
A service ideal for families with young children and those with an inner child.
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Celebrating the Sacred Dark
We honor the long nights of the season with a meditative service including poetry, reflective music and silence.
The Nativity: A Traditional Pageant for All Ages
We will draw from a Unitarian Universalist Nativity Pageant by the Rev. Tim Kutzmark to retell the story of Jesus’ birth together. Come prepared to play a role or just behold the mystery of the familiar but inspiring tale!
Music Sunday
This Music Sunday we explore and celebrate mystery. We celebrate the mystery and miracle of Hanukkah and Christmas, the mysterious power of music, and the mysterious wonder that is life. We explore this mystery through music of all kinds: celebratory music, beautiful music, joyful music and mysterious music. The adult and youth choir will sing … Continue reading Music Sunday
Let Us Pray
On the first Sunday of Advent and first night of Hanukkah, this service will offer reflections on the mystery of prayer. What is prayer? Why and how do we pray? What do we pray for? Does anything happen when we pray? As this is the first Sunday of the month, there will be a conversation … Continue reading Let Us Pray
Coming Out, Coming Home: Celebrating the Transgender Spirit
As communities gather in recognition of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, this service will acknowledge the 22 transgender people who lost their lives in the United States this past year by homicide while also honoring and bearing witness to the contemporary lives of local transgender people. This service will include reflections by volunteers from SpeakOut … Continue reading Coming Out, Coming Home: Celebrating the Transgender Spirit
Honorable Harvesters
Drawing on the wisdom of communities native to this land, this service explores “the honorable harvest” – asking permission of the earth, taking only what we need and giving something in return. In anticipation of Thanksgiving, we will also give thanks for many blessings by welcoming new members into the community and exploring “The Thanksgiving … Continue reading Honorable Harvesters
To Remember, To Heal and To Reconcile: A Veterans Day Service
Our country honors our veterans on November 11th each year. This 11/11 service will reflect on the journey many veterans take when they return home from war and the possibilities born of healing and reconciliation between people of opposing nations. We will also acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice and the … Continue reading To Remember, To Heal and To Reconcile: A Veterans Day Service
Testimony: A Service of Remembrance
When someone we love dies, their presence among us is sustained through sharing stories of their life. This service will reflect on the practice of storytelling about our beloved dead and the power of hearing their words once again. All are invited to bring photos and small mementos of those we remember to place in … Continue reading Testimony: A Service of Remembrance
“It is Not Wrong to Go Back for That Which You Have Forgotten”: A History of Our Place in the Deep North
As we prepare for the Witness Pilgrimage to the Royall House and Slave Quarters, this service explores the little-known history of enslaved Africans in our area, inviting us to consider what lessons can we can learn for today’s on-going quest for racial justice. This Sunday, we share our gifts with the Royall House and Slave Quarters, … Continue reading “It is Not Wrong to Go Back for That Which You Have Forgotten”: A History of Our Place in the Deep North