There are times when hope comes to us easily, and there are times when finding hope takes intentional work. This month’s Soul Matters theme is Choosing Hope. As we begin to explore that theme, we look at what it means to choose hope through the lens of part of the Advent story. Come hear a … Continue reading Magnify: An Advent Service of Hope
Cathy Goldwater, Worship Leader
In this month of gratitude, we often look for the big things we can be grateful for. Today we spend some time on the things that are so small, so common, that they often go overlooked. In the next couple of days, you are invited to notice something “commonplace” that you would like to hold … Continue reading In Praise of the Mundane
It’s time for our annual cornbread and cider communion! In this multigenerational service, we’ll work together to prepare our shared table. Today’s story tells us about a woman who cared for her whole community, and the care they extended back. For centuries, sharing a meal has been part of how communities gather in celebration and … Continue reading Preparing The Table
In this month of Nurturing Gratitude, we will spend some time this week in gratitude for our bodies. These are the vessels that keep us safe, that allow us to show up in the world. Our bodies, our fat bodies, our thin bodies, our disabled bodies, our currently-abled bodies, our tall bodies, our short bodies … Continue reading Thanking Your Body
Bring your pictures and tokens of memory from family, friends, and beloved pets who have died to church as we build our annual All Souls Day altar together. In this service of remembrance, we’ll weave together readings and memories with our gratitude for all that someone’s life brought to this world.
In this multigenerational service we’re going to explore the unique ways we can each engage with compassion! Together we’ll hear a story and play a game that invites us into deeper thoughtfulness. This service reminds us to get creative and not “box ourselves in” with others’ expectations. We’ll also enjoy music from our multigenerational pop-up … Continue reading There’s More Than One Way to Be a Lion
As we enter this new phase of US authoritarianism, we are each called to find a deeper place in the movement for true democracy. Inspired by Indigenous scholar and musician Dr. Lyla June, Claire Karl will speak to UU Mass Action’s campaign invitations on immigrant justice, housing justice, and decarceration- as well as the larger … Continue reading Democracy and our Spiritual Fortitude
In this third Disrupt Church service, we draw lessons from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Serviceberry. We use Kimmerer’s framework of abundance and reciprocity to imagine new possibilities in our congregation and begin to name things we would each love to see happen at church! Come prepared to add your voice to the prompt “I Wish Someone (at … Continue reading Title: Disrupt Church: Lessons from the Serviceberry
In week two of our three-part series, learning from the Disrupt Church work of Rev. Peggy Clarke and Community Church of NY, we hear stories of new patterns blossoming and begin to imagine what we might want to disrupt here, ourselves. Join us as we generate some wishes, wonder together, and ask how this moment … Continue reading Disrupt Church: Being Church
