Bring family, friends and guests for a special service of carols and readings for all ages concluding with a traditional candle lighting. A Special Offering will be taken to benefit our Members’ Assistance fund which is used throughout the year to help our church families in need.
On this first day of winter we pay tribute to the nourishing dark, as we welcome the return of the light. With poetry and song we celebrate the Winter Solstice. Please join us for coffee and Sunday Sweets after the service! Listen to this service on our YouTube channel.
On this day the congregation is invited to participate in a discussion of what we believe is our New Normal. We have been actively pursuing action within and outside our community. Now will be an opportunity for each of us to talk about where we are and WHY. Discussion will be led by Nancy Hagman … Continue reading Celebrate, Strive and Inspire
A collaborative effort on the part of Rev. Alice, Sarah Stubbs and the Children’s Religious Education Team to bring to life the spirit of Christmas. “The Spirit of the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas pageant written by Joyce Poley, a Canadian Unitarian Universalist composer who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. We will adapt this pageant … Continue reading Spirit of the Christmas Tree
Our celebration of Christmas borrows customs from many lands and sources. The time of Christmas and of many ancient celebrations is the winter solstice – the darkest days of the year followed by very cold weather in the northern latitudes. Weather that makes people come together and work with each other to survive. Two ancient … Continue reading Yule: The Norwegian Christmas
Come celebrate diversity in our annual Bread Sharing Ceremony, or Bread Communion. You are invited to bring bread that is significant to your ethnic, religious, cultural or family heritage, and share with us the story of the bread. Through story, song, personal sharing and sampling one another’s bread, we have the opportunity to learn a … Continue reading Celebrating Diversity, Sharing Bread
We all honor our natural world by noticing, enjoying, and savoring its myriad beauties and quirks. Writers and artists often reflect this tendency—which can be a spiritual practice—in their arts, from the seemingly silly to the sublime, the playful to the profound, and sometimes all mixed. Our emphasis today is poetry and prose by several … Continue reading Paying Attention to Nature: UUCP Creators Celebrate Creation
On this Sunday we will recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR), an annual observance honoring the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The day was founded in 1999 and has slowly evolved into an international day of action, observed every November 20th. Listen to the audio of this service … Continue reading Transgender Day of Remembrance
Mindfulness: What is it, really? At this time, the use of Mindfulness seems to be more common and has become a “buzz word” in everyday language. This service will explore the emergence of this concept. In addition, there will be an introduction to three or four techniques and the importance of mindfulness for our wellbeing. … Continue reading Mindfulness
We have come to that time of the year when several holy days are devoted to honoring the memory of those who have passed on. All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Halloween, Samhain, and Dia de los Muertos, to name a few. It appears there is a human universal need to honor and remember those … Continue reading Remembering Well
