Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting Beltane is this week – a celebration of the Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess, most commonly thought of as the festival of flowers, fire, fertility, sensuality, movement, and delight. And, as is the case for Wheel of the Year celebrations, there are many, many … Continue reading The Dance of the Maiden
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting Caring for our Earth home is not an altruistic practice; just like all the other life forms she supports, we humans are deeply dependent on her continued health and well-being. This morning we’ll explore the extent of the changes we need to make to keep … Continue reading Becoming the Ancestors of the Future
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting We are a people who recognize our interdependence with one another and with the planet. Yet how do we live this out in the day-to-day? How might we as Unitarian Universalists model and practice the world we dream about?” Rev. Nathan Hollister is a third … Continue reading Practicing Interdependence
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting Very often, becoming something new involves turning away from or losing something old. Sometimes this process is slow, sometimes excruciating fast; sometimes it’s intentional, sometimes completely in the hands of others; regardless, becoming almost always includes loss. This morning, we’ll explore the idea of unbecoming. … Continue reading Unbecoming
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting So much is broken in our world, including some of what is within us and between us. And yet, making beauty out of brokenness can be an important part of being fully human. This Easter morning, we’ll explore the possibilities of redemption and even beauty … Continue reading Broken and Beautiful
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting Palm Sunday is recognized in Christian churches as the day Jesus of Galilee arrived in Jerusalem to confront Roman imperialism with a movement to liberate the oppressed. Jesus posed a radical commitment to his followers that continues to impact our world millennia later. UUs have … Continue reading The Galilean Uprising
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting Today marks the Vernal Equinox, the point of balance before the days become longer than the nights. Many of us have been looking forward to spring, and this morning we’ll explore what teachings Ostara – the Pagan sabbat honoring the Goddess of fertility, renewal, and … Continue reading The Promise of Spring
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting “What They Dreamed Be Ours To Do” with Rev. Karen Throughout our history, Unitarian Universalism has been a faith defined by covenant – our promises to each other and to our fellow humans. This morning, we’ll explore the commitments of some of our ancestors, including … Continue reading What They Dreamed Be Ours To Do
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting It’s that time of year again – the time of dirty gray snow and deep puddles of mud! It’s also the season that we at JRUUC focus on the stewardship of our congregation. So this morning we’ll lift up the ways we collaborate in the … Continue reading Mud Season
What can the practices knitting and crafting teach us about building just, loving relationships and communities? Rev. Ian W. Riddell is the Assistant Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage, California. He served as Minister of Music and Worship Arts at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego for … Continue reading Knit Together in Community
