Join us for our annual candlelight Christmas Eve service, where we’ll sing carols, share the ancient story of the rebirth of hope and reflect on the meaning of Christmas in … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Join us for our annual multigenerational holiday pageant. Children, youth, and adults will be able to participate easily in this fun “no-rehearsal” pageant, where anyone can join the performance! Come … Continue reading Holiday Pageant: A Celebration of Winter
Opening a conversation on any hot topic can take courage these days. We will look deep within our culture’s resistance to brave conversation on the topics of death and dying … Continue reading The Awe of Brave Conversations
The ritual of communion began as a time set aside to welcome everyone to a communal table to share food and give thanks. Several members of our Emerson community have … Continue reading “The Bread of Life Doesn’t Come in a Plastic Bag”: A Bread Communion
November 20th is the twentieth anniversary of the first Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to raise awareness of violence committed against transgender and gender non-conforming people, and to publicly … Continue reading When Will It End: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Our spiritual ancestors, from William Ellery Channing to Mark Morrison-Reed, have bequeathed to us a mighty religious edifice, like a lighthouse on the New England coast. What is the metaphorical … Continue reading “The Lighthouse and the Light”
Special Time & Location: This service will take place at 10:45 AM, as a joint service outdoors at our neighboring congregation, the Sepulveda UU Society (aka “The Onion”) — 9550 … Continue reading “What If a Horse Shows Up?” — Blessing of the Animals Service
Rev. Matthew McHale Linda Fitzgerald, Worship Associate Come in costume or as yourself for this multigenerational service to explore the role of fear in our lives. What are we … Continue reading “Facing Our Fears… with Help from Harry Potter”
Rev. Matthew McHale David Early, Worship Associate Our Unitarian Universalist theology calls us to extend a welcome to everyone who is aligned with our values, regardless of spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, … Continue reading “You Belong Here: Exploring the Heart of Beloved Community”
Rica Kaufel, Guest Speaker Melissa Marote, Worship Associate Talking about God makes many of us squirm—and so do a lot of other words, such as religion, prayer, and blessings. These … Continue reading “Reclaiming God”
