UUP members Luigi Petrigh-Dove and Candace Stump share their journeys with us. An important part of our faith is our covenant to affirm and promote “acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations,” along with “a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” To this end, a beloved tradition of … Continue reading This I Believe
This holiday honors the manifestation of the divine in Jesus to the world and his baptism in the Jordan River. In the spirit of this time, we will explore some of the “secret,” heretical, and mystical teaching attributed to him. Perhaps, we too, may find the divine manifest within. Please join Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae and … Continue reading Epiphany
Please join us as we say farewell to 2018. We will reflect back on the year just past, and look forward to the year to come. This is our annual Rose Communion & Letter Writing service where we can gently try to let go of what belongs to the past, and look forward to the … Continue reading The Turning of the Year
Please join us for our special all-ages evening of story and song celebrating the Christmas spirit. Worship from 3:30-4:30, with gathering and snacks in the Fellowship Hall following the service. Please bring a finger food to share. Reverend Jeremiah Kalendae, Minister; Nancy Blake, Worship Associate.
There isn’t anything except your own life that can be used as ground for your spiritual practice. Spiritual practice is your life, twenty-four hours a day. Please join us for our regular weekly worship as we explore the meaning of peace in our lives, our congregation, our community, and our world. Minister: The Reverend Jeremiah … Continue reading Spiritual Exercises for Liberation
Our world faces rough weather, and our lives are caught up in it. As the planet rotates on its axis, and we once again start to see the days lengthen, let’s take this hour to reflect on what it means for our sun to “stand still,” and cultivate our own inner stillness to welcome the … Continue reading The Eye of the Hurricane: Winter Solstice Celebration
Each of us has the miraculous ability to incarnate peace into our lives and the world. Please join Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae and Worship Associate Nancy Blake for a worship service exploring the relationship of our voices to creating a more tranquil and just world. Minister: The Reverend Jeremiah Kalendae Worship Associate: Nancy Blake Accompanist: Dr. … Continue reading Beside Still Waters
Gratitude is the hot topic right now, with scientific studies that show that positivity changes our thought processes, and the excuse many of us made to overeat on Thursday. But gratitude isn’t easy, and it isn’t always the most helpful attitude to have. We will explore the complicated spiritual practice of gratitude, while striving to … Continue reading Gratitude in Difficult Times
Our theme for worship in December is “peace.” Tis the season of peaceful thoughts, when we sing songs and hymns about peace, and celebrate a vision of peace on Earth. But, does our society merely pay lip service to this ideal? What would it take to achieve meaningful peace? How does this challenge us as … Continue reading Radical Peace
Our national celebration of Thanksgiving, on the face of it a time for gratitude for the harvest and of welcome into a new land, carries with it a sense of something much deeper and less easily celebrated, bound up with the legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, and of the brutal disregard for the First … Continue reading Thanksgiving / Thanksgrieving (Plus: Stone Soup!)
