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
Our Mission and Vision Statements proclaim that we “unite to build a beloved community…a radically inclusive community…” We have said these words so many times. In this service we will pause and reflect what do they really mean? What does membership mean in this community? Join Rev. Laurel and new Worship Associate Henri Ducharme as … Continue reading Sunday February 9, 2025 – Inclusion & Belonging
Join us to witness and enjoy the gift of being part of a multigenerational faith community. Members of the congregation of various ages will share their current answer to the question in Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day.” Tell us what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life. Music … Continue reading Sunday January 26, 2025 – Wild and Precious Lives
We may think we know what is coming in the future. But really we will not know until whatever will happen unfolds. How can we meet this uncertainty? Yes, we will help to prepare for some of the things we expect may happen as a new administration begins. In a faith community like this one, … Continue reading Sunday January 12, 2025 – Faith: Grounded in the Practice of Hopeful Expectation
Covenant Groups bring it home! This service, led by Emily Stoper and Reilly Hirst, explores the way small groups in our church offer a space to explore deep topics and share life experiences with 6-10 people in a way that can create the most satisfying friendships you’ve ever experienced. Members of covenant groups will offer … Continue reading Sunday November 17, 2024 – A Special Kind of Group
In this first service after the election, join Rev. Laurel and Worship Associate Sarah Watts to explore the second invitation in the book by Frank Ostaseski called The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. The invitation is to Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing. To welcome is to suspend ur usual … Continue reading Sunday November 10, 2024 – Welcome Everything
At the meeting point of activism and witchcraft, we harness the power of the Witches ‘ New Year to bless the November 5th election. We call on our ancestors, the Mighty Dead who fought for justice in generations past, and the Flame of Hope symbolized by our Chalice to raise energy for a fair and … Continue reading Sunday October 27, 2024 – Turning the Wheel
The monthly worship theme for October is Deep Listening. Rev. Laurel and Worship Associate Nancy Henderson will share Medley of Readings on the theme. The service will also include “A Liitany of Atonement” written by former UU Oakland minister Robert Eller-Isaacs, inviting us to forgive ourselves and each other and to begin again in love. … Continue reading Sunday October 13, 2024 – Living Love Through the Practice of Deep Listening
Invitation is the theme for September. Rev. Laurel will introduce a book called The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski, co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. Writer Anne Lamott wrote “I love this book and its gentle, radical, charming, wild, and comforting truths about … Continue reading Sunday Sept. 22, 2024 – The Practice of Invitation
xxx There are two ways to attend this worship service: In person: Worship service starts at 10:20 AM. We strongly recommend that you wear a mask while in the building. All are invited to stay after worship for Coffee Hour in Wendte Hall. Via Zoom: Click here to join us online for the service and Virtual … Continue reading Sunday July 7, 2024 – Environmental Justice Associates
