Stories can offer us ways to strengthen our resilience and build community in challenging times. This morning, we’ll come together to tell some of the stories of our ancestors and our lives, and share the wisdom we’ve learned from them. [Photo by Karen Armina] Worship Associate: Michael Nunley Share the Plate – click here to … Continue reading The Ties That Bind Us
Laura Hershey wrote “…Those with power can afford to tell their story or not. Those without power risk everything to tell their story and must. Someone, somewhere will hear your story and decide to fight, to live and refuse compromise.” This Sunday, as we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ready ourselves for … Continue reading The Power of Story
This first Sunday of the New Year, we gather in community to reflect on our stories – those we wish to begin, and those we wish to change. This is our annual burning bowl service, in which we seal our intentions in the ritual of the fire communion. (Image Credit: Flickr) Worships Associate: Liz Chapa … Continue reading From the Stories of Our Living
Many of the Winter Holy Days encourage us to notice the presence of the sacred in everyday life: sunlight, abundance, incarnation, community. This morning, we’ll explore the possibility that the Holy is always present, woven into all moments and all things. Image from creazilla.com Click here to join us online via Zoom Share the Plate … Continue reading Holy Presence
Please note: This service is on Friday at 7pm. Join us for our annual celebration marking the Longest Night and the Return of the Light! All are welcome. The evening is a deep ritual and celebration of the light that shines within and between us, with reflections, silence, and candlelight, and music featuring Jennifer Hedstrom and … Continue reading Winter Solstice Celebration
Parker Palmer once wrote, “The human soul doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed — to be seen, heard and companioned exactly as it is.” To witness a human soul is to keep one’s own heart open to being moved, even when it’s hard. This morning, we’ll … Continue reading Heart Wide Open
Please note: this service is on Wednesday at 5:30pm. The winter holidays are usually framed around peace and joy and hope, and if you’re not feeling those themes right now, you’re not alone. You’re invited to this evening service, where we’ll share and ritualize the losses, fears, regrets, and sorrows we’re feeling this holiday season, … Continue reading Blue Holiday Service
Now more than ever, we need each other. This morning, we’ll explore the practice of presence as a resource for building and sustaining community, and we’ll welcome our new members in a joining ceremony. Everyone is encouraged to greet and congratulate our new members while enjoying some extra treats during coffee hour! Worship Associate: Erik … Continue reading To Love and To All Friends
Transgender Day of Remembrance Service. A Business Resolution passed by the delegates at the 2024 General Assembly proclaims that “our principles and values unequivocally commit our faith to honor and celebrate the full spectrum of gender identity and expression… The ability to live ever-more authentically as one’s true self is central to a lifelong journey … Continue reading The Repairing Practice of Witness
As we begin the month in which we reflect on “living love through the practice of repair,” we also find ourselves at the close of the days in which people of several religious traditions honor their ancestors. And we anticipate our national election day. So this morning, we’ll consider what our ancestors call us to … Continue reading Ancestral Love and Repair
