Once a year we gather to remember all our loved ones who have gone before. This reflective service will honor our friends and family members who have died and will bear witness to the tremendous losses felt the world over through violence. We will sing, pray and reflect together as we remember the named and … Continue reading Poems and Prayers of Remembrance
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
Last Sunday, the day before Halloween, we explored “what the dying want to know,” the questions many of us face as we approch the end of our lives. This Sunday will be our annual Remembrance Service, reflecting on the needs of those left behind when someone dies or “what the living want to know.” We … Continue reading What the Living Want to Know
Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 11.07.2021 OOS It is our tradition – remembering those we have lost and love in a service of remembrance. This year, our service will include a ceremonial dedication of our Bell Tower Terrace and Pathways of Celebration and Remembrance. Arrive a little early (10:25 … Continue reading Witnessing Truth: A Service of Remembrance
Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship When you log on to worship, you will now see an icon reading “LIVE Otter ai.” This is a transcription application that provides text for any Zoom meeting, a good tool for those with impaired hearing or anyone seeking clarity about what is being broadcast.You can see a tutorial here: https://tinyurl.com/OtterDemo … Continue reading Celebrating Life in the Valley of the Shadow: A Service of Remembrance
The ancients remind us that this time of year is when “the veil is thinnest between the living and the dead.” In our annual Remembrance Service, we will honor both our beloved dead and those whose legacy includes pain and unfinished business. WUS friend and genealogist D. Andrews will invite us into ways we can … Continue reading “A Different Kind of Magic:” A Service of Remembrance
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
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
Say Their Names November 26, 2017 “Say Their Names” The Rev. Heather Janules “If they ask me ‘what is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” As the ancient story tells us, Moses poses this question to the bush that burns but is not consumed, this miracle a sign that Moses stands, … Continue reading Say Their Names
