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A Candle in the Darkness

View the video here. Many of the most cherished winter holidays feature stories of people and communities finding resilience in hope even in the midst of challenge and suffering. As we gather to worship and celebrate, may we find ways to offer hope to ourselves and those around us, like candles shining in the dark.

Holy Rest!

View the video here. Rest has become a popular buzz word in our society today. Everyone from businesses to wellness centers call on the need for more rest. However, this rest is one of rewardand renewal to continue keeping up the pace of this life. What if instead of asking and earning, we intentionally seek … Continue reading Holy Rest!

Cooking up Community

View the video here. While Thanksgiving as a holiday is a complicated colonial endeavor, the traditions, rituals and foods of this season are a simple delight. Today we gather to honor the truths of this season, and celebrate the gratitude we find here. As part of this service, we are going to have a recipe … Continue reading Cooking up Community

The Practice of Enough

View the video here. In a world that constantly tells us we need more, more time, more success, more everything, gratitude can become a quiet act of resistance. This Sunday, we’ll explore how nurturing gratitude isn’t about making a list once a year, but about practicing enough-ness every day and learning to see the abundance … Continue reading The Practice of Enough

Sing out Thanks

Throughout the year, Lori and Rev. Jaimie are trying to introduce the new music from our Sing Out Love Virtual hymnal. Join us this Sunday, where we will reflect on hope and gratitude and then learn some new songs that share that theme.

Grief & Gratitude

View the video here. Samhain, All Souls Day, Halloween, whatever tradition you most connect with, this is the time of the year where the veil is thin and we feel connected to those who have passed on. We will remember our ancestors, explore grief and gratitude, and reflect together. This Sunday UUCH also welcomes new … Continue reading Grief & Gratitude

Be Like the Buddha

View the video here. What can the lessons and wisdom of the Buddhist tradition teach us about compassion? How can we learn self-acceptance and cultivate self-love? Let’s explore together!

Messy Blessings

View the video here. Slobber, pet hair, and all kinds of grime. It is the animals in our lives that bring us the messiest of blessings. Today we honor the animals in our lives and the animals that are connected to us in our interdependent web of life, and we remember to lean in to … Continue reading Messy Blessings

Compassion’s Hard Parts

View the video here. It seems like a simple request to have compassion, yet it is a complex practice. How do we build compassion, be compassionate, act compassionately when seeing so much insensitivity, inhumanity, and apathy around us? Compassion can not only transform but is critical to our survival.