Making a Bigger Table
Hospitality gets people in the door, but it’s inclusion that ensures they a sense of true belonging. Inclusion allows newcomers to share their gifts and change the culture of the church for the better.
Topic: Community
Orpah, Where Art Thou?
Preaching from the Book of Ruth, Ruth 1:1-18: Orpah simply vanished into the mountains. Who was Orpah, and what does her absence from the Book of Ruth—the quintessential story of inclusion in the Hebrew Bible—mean to you and me? This is a sermon that will explore the outcast, forgotten, and silenced people who were once … Continue reading Orpah, Where Art Thou?
Projecting Deconstruction
Sure, we come to church each Sunday to be a part of a larger community of faiths but ultimately, we are about more than just programming, We are a people learning from each other how to live among each other and sometimes that means learning new ways to love.
UUA General Assembly Service
Sunday morning worship is the heart of General Assembly, drawing our entire community together in shared spirit. Through music, preaching, and ritual, we will ground ourselves in our Unitarian Universalist faith and be renewed for the work of justice, compassion, and community in the world.
Occupy Faith
The growing role of religion in the Occupy Movement has presented provocative questions about how people of faith can work for social justice. From the temperance movement to the Civil Rights movement, churches have played key roles in important social movements, and shows this role is no less critical today
Turning Toward the Hard Stuff
Making decisions for our church that will carry the next generation of leaders through an uncertain and unpredictable future.
Rooted in Solidarity
This lay lead worship service comes to us from the Unitarian Universalist Association and tells stories from our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU histories: stories about how ordinary people showed up, in very different ways and in particular contexts, to side with love and show up for justice.
Think Globally, Act Locally
Cathy Chapman-Hackett will provide a service on the work of the Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East.
World In Wintertime
Worship and our annual choral presentation to celebrate the Christmas season and winter holidays. With an emphasis on light, hope, and community we’ll sing a mix of traditional holiday carols, classical and contemporary arrangements, maybe a folk song, too. Come One, Come All! You don’t want to miss this special music service.
The Advent of Peace
Throughout history, humanity has yearned for a world defined by peace and gratitude. The advent of such a world would mark a profound transformation in how individuals, communities, and nations relate to one another. It is a vision that calls for the cultivation of empathy, respect, and appreciation—values that transcend borders and bring people together … Continue reading The Advent of Peace