At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Museum, in Japan, there is a photograph of a small set of stone steps just outside the Hiroshima branch of Sumitomo Bank, with a large, dark, roughly circular marking on them. They actually have that same section of stone, cut from the rest of the steps, under glass, as … Continue reading “The Long Shadow”
Have you ever said hello to a stranger? Have you ever had a delightful conversation with a stranger? Have you ever said good morning to a fellow passenger on the commuter rail? Some days we have a little extra energy to reach out to the world. Some days we can go through our days tucked … Continue reading “Strangers I Have Met” Guest Preacher: Tony Toledo
The world is full of imperfect people and things, many of which we love. Sometimes that imperfection verges into something harmful or destructive. And yet, still, we love. Join us for a service about what comes next.
In a new take on our annual Covenant Renewal Sunday, join us for an intergenerational service celebrating stewardship and sharing as part of our ongoing person-to-person canvass campaign. A special offering to support Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) will be given at this service.
In this service, Rev. Kelly will invite us to explore with him the question of what it means to live a good life in a morally treacherous world.
Laura Evonne Steinman is an artist, religious educator, and lifelong Unitarian Universalist – who just so happens to come from the same home congregation as Rev. Kelly.
Once upon a time, the story goes, there was a young man named Peter, who lived near the Black Forest, in Germany. And in that forest their lived two fairies: Dutch-Mike, and the Schatzhauser. Both were known to grant wishes, but only in their own particular way. The Schatzhauser was mischievous, but ultimately kind-hearted: he … Continue reading Your Heart Is a Part of Your Body
In the Jewish tradition, there is a story about a ship which was sailing across the wide, dark sea, when it became engulfed in a terrible storm. The crew worked bravely to keep the vessel afloat against the high winds and crashing waves. Eventually, the storm did past, they made it through and found that … Continue reading What Makes Us One?
The Ashanti people, today primarily of the nation of Ghana, once built one of the leading empires of Western Africa. And in their stories about the world, how it works, and why it is so, one of the leading characters is Anansi, the spider. But the Ashanti tell the tale that once there was … Continue reading Br’er Rabbit and the View from Low and Outside
Join us for a service led by our own Steve Hoy.
