Join in person or on Zoom. This service will be the last in the series based on Frank Ostaseski’s book The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. The Fifth Invitation is “Cultivate Don’t Know Mind.” A “don’t know mind” is characterized by curiosity, surprise, and wonder. It is receptive, ready … Continue reading Sunday May 11, 2025 – Cultivate Don’t Know Mind
Contrary to popular belief, slavery didn’t end suddenly with the Emancipation Proclamation. As early as 1780, Pennsylvania passed “An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery,” which among other things, established that all children born in the state were free. The story of Ona Judge, an enslaved woman who escaped from George and Martha Washington, … Continue reading Sunday May 4, 2025 – Imagining Joy: Lessons Environmentalists Can Take From the Anti-Slavery Movement
Join Rev. Laurel and Worship Associate Henri Ducharme as they explore the power of gratitude and joy as acts of resistance to hate, fear, and poor leadership. In this special service, Canadian singer/songwriter Jennifer Berezan will be with us again as our guest musician. Rev. Deborah Lee will be part of the service to accept … Continue reading Sunday April 27, 2025 – Joy As An Act of Resistance
This Sunday is the Christian holiday of Easter, the last day of the Jewish celebration of Passover, and two days before Earth Day. Our multigenerational service this morning will include a story about an enchanted hare, a touch of Unitarian Universalist theology, and a Bread Communion. In addition, you will learn about the possibility of … Continue reading Sunday April 20, 2025 – Liberation, Rebirth, Reverence
Amid war, genocide, and political destruction, what might Passover mean for us in 2025? How do we heal and hold community with one another after we’ve been through too much? In the pluralistic spirit of Unitarian Universalism and the critical spirit of those who “wrestle with God,” we examine this sacred festival of hope, death, … Continue reading Sunday April 13, 2025 – Elijah’s Cup
Bayanihan refers to the Filipino spirit of collective unity and cooperation where each person is valued for their unique gifts they bring to the community. What do our values of interdependence and pluralism mean for us as Unitarian Universalists? Join Rev Kev for the 3rd of a 3-part series on the foundational values of Unitarian … Continue reading Sunday April 6, 2025 – Collective Liberation: Love as Interdependence and Pluralism
Cassandra Ryan, Vice President of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) will lead this service, along with Worship Associates Jane Facente and Emily Stoper. This is our annual occasion to find inspiration in and raise funds for the UUSC and its vital work in advancing human rights through grassroots partnerships around the world. There will … Continue reading Sunday March 30, 2025 – Advancing Justice at the Speed of Trust
Last Fall Rev. Laurel began a series of services on the book The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski. In this service, Rev. Laurel and Worship Associate Marilyn Schumacher will explore the Fourth Invitation: Find A Place of Rest in the Middle of Things. We imagine rest … Continue reading Sunday March 23, 2025 – Find A Place in the Middle of Things
Rev. Laurel will lead a short service about the Journey of Love we are traveling together as a congregation. The Invitation to Generosity will include a short video by the Interfaith Movement for Human Integity, which is our half-plate recipient for this quarter. Following the service will be the Spring Annual meeting which will include … Continue reading Sunday March 16, 2025 – The Journey of Love
What an important topic – Trust. For millennia, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have placed trust in an ongoing relationship, a covenant with God, but many of us no longer have that. Is there anywhere we can place our trust? In his reflection, “How Can We Trust,” Worship Associate Henri Ducharme explores trust in a shifting … Continue reading Sunday March 9, 2025 – How Can We Trust?
