Our annual Flower Communion Service is a celebration of the renewal of life and hope at the center of this season of Easter, Passover, and Spring. It is also a time to build lasting memories for our children. Our sanctuary comes alive with the splendor of flowers, representing the variety and beauty reflected in our … Continue reading Flower Communion Sunday: Awaken to Life
Unitarian Universalism is often cited for not having a theology that adequately supports people in times of loss or grief. While our answers to theological questions about suffering may not match what some faith traditions teach, I do not believe we are bereft of a theology that validates our human experience and offers solace in … Continue reading Seeking Solace
The demands of daily life can suck us into a state of lifeless secularism where misery feels like our best friend and days and weeks roll into each other without much distinction. But what if we could awaken to our full potential of joy and spiritual attunement through something as simple as play? Join Trista … Continue reading A Gateway Into Awakening
Anne Lamott writes, “I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me–that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, … Continue reading Faith in Action
Our Theme for this month, Renewing Faith, prompts me to ask that question. Faith: How do we find it, renew it, keep it? Is it possible to help one another hold on to faith in hard times? These are good questions, as we are now inundated with the disturbing and tragic images of war on … Continue reading What Is the Faith of a Unitarian Universalist?
Join UUCP’s very own community minister Rev. Maggie Lovins as we gather again in the transition to spring. What does it look like to renew ourselves as nature renews herself? Let us come together for renewing, reviving and restoring our faith together.
All of the stress and conflict bombarding us lately can leave us feeling anxious, confused, burnt out — seemingly without purpose or joy. During this talk, Lauren will review what sacred teachings, scientific research, and other sources have to say about quality of life. Practices such as nurturing relationships, serving others, and experiencing wonder seem … Continue reading Practices for a Meaningful Life
This sermon’s title is from “Christmas Poem” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a poem that became the Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” The carol contains the refrain “with peace on earth, good will to men,” a phrase from the Gospel Luke 2:1-14. Many people think of this song as an optimistic affirmation of … Continue reading The Wrong Shall Fail, the Right Prevail
In this darkest time of the year, communities of faith light candles to brighten our nights, as well as our spirits. We enter the second week of Advent in the midst of Hanukah and on the cusp of Bodhi Day, the time when Prince Gautama took his place under the Bodhi tree, seeking to attain … Continue reading The Season of Lights
As we approach the holidays, many of us may be anticipating gathering with family. Others may be contemplating how things will be different this year, because of changes to the traditional gathering. Regardless of how we celebrate the holidays, it is likely we will be visited by memories and thoughts of relationships from our growing … Continue reading Roots And Wings: The Life Long Process of Leaving Home
