SisterSong, one of the foremost Reproductive Justice organizations in the country, defines Reproductive Justice as “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.” On this 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling that states may not regulate abortion, … Continue reading Every Body is Sacred
Our worship leaders have recently participated in Justified Anger’s “Black History for a New Day” course, and will offer some reflections on that experience. Share the Plate Order of Service Click here to download .pdf to print This week’s weekly news and announcements Caring Tree Information and Contact Form Martin Luther King’s speech “Don’t Sleep … Continue reading Centering in Black History for a New Day
We have begun our next circle around the sun together. During today’s multigenerational service, we’ll participate in a fire communion to ritually center ourselves, seal our intentions, and lose our hesitations as we move into the New Year. [Due to illness and technical difficulties, audio from this service includes only the story from Genevieve McPherson-Shamberger, … Continue reading The Burning Bowl
In our annual service about meditation and mindfulness, we’ll practice finding our “center” within us and around us, wherever we are. This service will include guided and silent meditation, and the meditative art practices of spiral-drawing while listening and neurographic art as a way of finding clarity. Susan Podebradsky is a member of our JRUUC … Continue reading Centering Within and Around Us
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting or Click here to RSVP for in-person attendance (requested) This Christmas morning, we’ll hear the story of Jesus’ birth and sing a few traditional Christmas songs together. Please bring a sweet treat to share for a festive coffee hour. Share the Plate Order of Service – … Continue reading Carols and Coffee
“Religious naturalism” wrote UU William Murry in his book Reason and Reverence, “is a perspective that finds religious meaning in the natural world and rejects the notion of a supernatural realm.” This morning, we’ll explore the relationship between scientific and spiritual ways of knowing and making meaning. The service will include a Ceremony of Welcome … Continue reading Out There and In Here
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting or Click here to RSVP for in-person attendance (requested) We use the word “wonder” to describe both awe and curiosity. This morning, we’ll explore the role of wonder and wondering in finding hope in a challenging world. We’ll also have a ceremony of leave-taking for our … Continue reading The Practice of Wonder(ing)
Unitarian Universalism’s history, during the Civil War era, is directly connected to the creation of the mythos supporting the US Thanksgiving holiday and the historically inaccurate and harmful colonial narrative of “Pilgrims and the Indians,” and the pageant traditions that perpetuate these harms. In recent years, UUs have made a commitment to reconsider the cultural … Continue reading Decolonizing Thanks Giving – a Virtual Worship Service
Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism have organized to add an 8th Principle to the existing seven: “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves … Continue reading When I Change, the World Changes
Many stories tell us how, when the winds of change blow, it’s better to be like the supple willow than the unmoving oak. This morning, we’ll explore the relationship between flexibility and change, and how we might move with the times. All are welcome in worship, whether you’ve registered or not. Your registration ahead of … Continue reading Bend or Break?
