This Sunday, we will explore the quiet, often unsung courage it takes to set a boundary: to say no to protect our spirit, or to name our limits so we can show up best in relationship. Boundaries can be how we practice and protect our interdependence so we can show up for the web of … Continue reading Saying No to Say Yes
In one hand we hold our courage. Bold and Brave, it leads us to action and authenticity. In the other we find our fear. While fear may not be our favorite sensation to feel, if we let it, fear can be a teacher and maybe even a friend.
In October we are focusing on the them of Courage. In this service, members of UUCH will share about times in their life where they found courage within to meet whatever challenge or situation they were facing. May these stories remind us of the very human courage within us all!
Animals of all kinds bring beauty, inspiration and joy into our lives. They are our teachers, companions and protectors. Each year we host a special outdoor service to celebrate the animals amongst us. Animals of all kinds on leash or in carriers are welcome to come to this service. Use your judgement if your animal … Continue reading Blessing of The Animals
Watch the video here. In her one sentence sermon, my colleague Rev. Deb Haffner reminds us, “Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal.” Change is inevitible and we are constantly in a cycle of beginning and beginning again. How do we thrive together, ready or not? What does our UU history offer us as we navigate … Continue reading Ready or Not
Watch the video here. In Judaism, tonight is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the year. It’s a time to seek and recieve, forgivenes and begin again. As Unitarian Universalists what can we learn from this practice? How do we understand forgiveness and what new beginings open to us when … Continue reading Forgiveness is a Starting Point
View the video here. Water Communion is one of the two touch point rituals in Unitarian Universalism. While flower communion celebrates our gorgeous diversity, water communion honors all we have in common and the universal waters of life that unite us. In this service of story, ritual and song, we will blend our waters together … Continue reading One Common Stream
View the video here. In September, we will explore “Beginnings.” To kick things off, our Ministerial Intern, Rachel Rogers, will invite us to consider the mindsets we can bring to the start of new phases in our lives or to new periods of growth and learning. How do we prepare to begin? How do we … Continue reading Beginner’s Mind
Concluding our August, “How to” series, this week we will explore how to pray like a Unitarian Universalist. We are a people of diverse spiritual practice and a people who have a variety of relationships to the concept of prayer, and we know that there is mystery and wonder in this world to behold and … Continue reading How to Pray Like a UU
View the video here. Why do we start our service by lighting a chalice? What’s a doxology, or words of aspiration, and why do we do it? A children’s story in the middle of a service? A time to put rocks in a bowl? And why does Rev. Jaimie talk for 20 minutes, and what … Continue reading How to Worship Like a UU
