No, the title isn’t a calendaring mistake… This Sunday falls during the Jewish High Holy Days, which begin with the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) and end 10 days later … Continue reading Starting the New Year Off Right
What might happen when we shift from expectation to gratitude? It’s easy to get caught up in all the “shoulds” of life, all the grand plans. But what if we … Continue reading Putting Down Roots
Countless studies have shown that what we expect shapes what happens. How might we examine and question our own expectations and assumptions, and use our mind to try and shake … Continue reading “How Expectations Can ‘Bend Reality’”
As people of faith and conscience we are called to help heal our planet and work for climate justice. But the scope of the climate crisis so often leaves us … Continue reading “Shifting Energy: From Fossil Fuels to Climate Action”
What is your vision for this community? And, what might you bring this year, to help make that vision come true? A folk tale from Africa and China provides a … Continue reading “What Will You Bring to the Feast?” – Ingathering and Water Communion
This Labor Day Sunday, we will revisit the seminal volume by Studs Terkel: Working. Members of the congregation will share the stories of the workers of a previous generation. Special … Continue reading “Working”
Why is UUism so difficult to explain? Can it really be a religion if it has no single creed, or belief? What do UUs believe in common? David Early, Worship … Continue reading “Is Unitarian Universalism Really a Religion?”
Americans are great at celebrating rugged individualism — today we’ll try celebrating the grace of interdependence, and interrogating the tension between Emersonian self-reliance and the strength of the beloved community. … Continue reading Interdependence Day
For centuries, LGBTQ+ people have been in the shadows of spiritual communities. But an uprising is happening and the queer community is leading the way to more inclusive spiritual practices … Continue reading The Wonder of Love
“The children are our future” goes the common refrain—of course, they are also our present, and young people are often powerful leaders. What are our responsibilities to our young people … Continue reading “Look to the Children”
