Pacific Time. Join us In-Person Or on Zoom via live.emersonuuc.org; Meeting ID: 941 8596 3035; Password: chalice. Or Call: (669) 900-683; Passcode: 1410162 Linda Fitzgerald & Julie Borden, Worship Associates Let us break bread together! Honoring an old tradition of coming together around food, we will celebrate our bread communion this week. During our ceremony, … Continue reading Bread Communion
Worship Associate: Tess Lotta Music — Eloise Porter, Choir Director, and the Emerson Choir Emerson UU has been a Welcoming Congregation for LGBTQIA+ people for over 15 years. This year, we are embarking on an ambitious plan to renew our Welcoming Congregation status. In this service, join Rev. Chloë as we learn more about the Welcoming … Continue reading Renewal!
Jane Flowers, Worship Associate; Music: Eloise Porter, Choir Director, and the Emerson Choir. As a society, we often shy away from strong emotions. Yet feelings we label as “bad” or “embarrassing” may hold great wisdom and power. In this service, Rev. Chloë invites us to explore how emotions like anger, grief, and anxiety can become … Continue reading The Power of Emotions
Tess Lotta, Worship Associate; Music: Eloise Porter, Choir Director, and the Emerson Choir As autumn deepens and the nights grow shorter, we are invited to honor the gifts of darkness. In many pagan traditions, this season marks a new year—a time of rest, renewal, and mystery. In this service, Rev. Chloë reflects on how darkness … Continue reading Sacred Darkness
Jane Flowers, Worship Associate; Music: Leigh Ann Gillespie, Pianist. Tomorrow is Diwali. Diwali is the most important holiday in India, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. Rev. Chloë will share the Diwali story, a tale of good triumphing over evil, and ask us to consider how we might apply those religious stories to our own … Continue reading Sacred Light
Tracy Watson, Worship Associate; Music: Eloise Porter, Choir Director, and the Emerson Choir The word Eloheh is a Cherokee Indian word meaning harmony, wholeness, abundance and peace. Rev. Chloë will talk about this concept, along with reflecting on continued fights for Indigenous Rights in our current political era.
Melissa Marote, Worship Associate; Music: Leigh Ann Gillespie, Pianist. Saturday, October 4 is the feast of Saint Francis in the Catholic tradition. Unitarian Universalist around the country mark this day with a blessing of the animals. You are invited to bring your friendly pet to church or bring a picture. If you are online, you … Continue reading Blessing Our Animal Friends
Todd Covert, Worship Associate Music: Eloise Porter, Choir Director, and the Emerson Choir Rev. Chloë is excited to be back with us and to celebrate our ingathering water communion. Water has the power to heal us and make us whole, much like church community. We will hear the story of a broken bucket and the … Continue reading The Healing Waters of Community
Todd Covert, Worship Associate; Music: Kevin Mathie, Musical Director; Eloise Porter, Choir Director; and the Emerson Choir Life is full of transitions. This is Rev. Chloë’s last Sunday before her family leave. She will reflect on the Buddhist understanding of change and suffering. There will also be a chance to meet our new Family Leave Minister, … Continue reading Transitions Abound
Tess Lotta, Worship Associate Music—Kevin Mathie, Musical Director Eloise Porter, Choir Director, and the Emerson Choir Happy Pride Month! We celebrate queerness and the welcome found in our Unitarian Universalist community on this first Sunday in June. Rev. Chloë will offer a reflection on pride, and we will premiere a new video featuring our congregation’s … Continue reading A Congregation of Welcome: Pride Sunday
