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
Enter, rejoice, and come in your full rainbow glory! In this boisterous family-friendly Pride Service, we soak in the sunny rays of acceptance to recharge for the work ahead. We share tales of Identity Euphoria: the immense joy when our racial, gender, sexuality, and many other identities have been celebrated, the opposite of identity dysphoria. … Continue reading Sunday June 30, 2024 – Rainbow Celebration
Since 2000, the Human Library has been creating safe spaces for dialogue where volunteer Human Books openly discuss their lived experiences on topics that have garnered stigma, stereotyping, or prejudice. Difficult questions are expected, appreciated, and answered in order to challenge those prejudices. What does un-judging someone mean? Why would anyone want to engage in … Continue reading Sunday June 16, 2024 – Un-judge Someone: Lessons from the Human Library
This morning we will consider the question whether our lives are determined more by fate or free will. Rev. Laurel will describe an exercise that is part of the Adult Religious Education class called Building Your Own Theology. You will be invited to think of the important decisions you have made in your life, how … Continue reading Sunday May 26, 2024 – The Dance of Fate and Freedom
Most of us are probably familiar with the song “Amazing Grace.” After telling about the story behind the song, Rev. Laurel will share an experience she had as a chaplain at Highland Hospital that led her to believe it is a kind of conceit not to open our hearts to the gift of grace. Committee … Continue reading Sunday April 14, 2024 – Amazing Grace
