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

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 constant new beginings?

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 we forgive?

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 into one shared bowl. … 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

View the video here. A few weeks ago, our new church board members met for their first meeting, and we spent some time talking through a resource called “How to think like a Board Member.” And it made me wonder, How can we think like a Unitarian Universalist? How do we put our faith and … Continue reading How to Think Like a UU

Watch the video here. At this year’s General Assembly conference, our UU community was lectured to by Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop to Washington DC. In her lecture, she commended UU’s saying one of our superpowers is that we are often the first to take a stand on the important justice issues of … Continue reading Meeting The Moment: GA Reflections