UU Minister, Rev. Nancy McDonald-Ladd writes, “You cannot save a world you don’t love. You cannot reach a person who’s worth and dignity you do not see…” Healing starts with love, with noticing, with quietly tending the story in front of us. As we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, as we seek relationship and mutual … Continue reading Putting the World Back Together

In each generation, each year, each moment, we as Unitarian Universalists, set about our task to in some small way heal the world. Join us in worship as we reflect on our collective call to the work of justice, and wonder with us what healing we may bring together.

Whether the loss we carry has been with us for years or it is fresh and overwhelming our days, whether our loss is clear or ambiguous, known publically or held tightly in our hearts, all souls greive. On this All Souls day, a day to honor our loved ones who have died and reflect on … Continue reading All Souls Grieve

View the video here. 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.

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

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