with Worship Associate Nora Makdad and musician David Dodd. Why do we seek out fear when life already offers so much of it? From ghost stories to suspenseful films, people have long turned to scary stories as a safe place to feel what’s dangerous – a rush of adrenaline, a flicker of excitement, a controlled … Continue reading “The Stories That Scare Us – and Shape Us”
with Worship Associates Nancy Blake and Dave Hudson, and Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner. Over this 2025-26 church year, we’ll be exploring the Shared Values at the heart of our Covenantal relationship with one another as Unitarian Univeralists. A silly but helpful acronym for remembering these values is JETPIG, with Love at the Center. We’re covering … Continue reading Transformation: Our UU Commitment to Learning and Growth
with special guest Worship Leader Shari Woodbury, Worship Associate Nate Makdad, and musician Aidan Manousos. As we gear up for Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education for our middle schoolers, guest in the pulpit Shari Woodbury muses on why it matters that we talk about sex and sexuality, at every age and stage of life – and … Continue reading Speaking of Sexuality
with Worship Associate Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Cantor Rachel Walters Steiner, and musician Aidan Manousos. In life, we step into many roles – parent, partner, leader, learner, friend – and each one shapes us in unexpected ways. The same is true of the roles we take on in our professional lives and extracurricular pursuits, … Continue reading The Theater of Becoming: Transformation Through the Roles We Play
