Those who wish to become official Members of our congregation will sign the Membership Book (if they haven't already done so) and be welcomed by the congregation in a brief ceremony. Membership involves a commitment of time, talent and treasure -- according to each member's ability to contribute. In turn, members have the right to […]
Life is an ever-unfolding process. It can be deeply discouraging when the process seems to be moving in a negative direction. However, there can be great power in surrendering to the flow while studying the larger patterns at work. The key is to recognize the rhythms at play and be ready to act at the […]
This Sunday is a Fellowship Service, founded in the Unitarian Universalist philosophy of Small Group ministry. We gather with a lay leader in conversations that deepen and expand the ministry of a congregation. Two key focuses are building community and deepening relationships, and the opportunity for deeper spiritual exploration and search for meaning. This month, […]
Our Unitarian Universalist principles—of justice, equity, and compassion—are under threat. How do we respond with courage and clarity, without losing our grounding in love and dignity? This Sunday, join us for a powerful Social Justice Service that invites action, reflection, and community. Guest speakers from Mountain Action Indivisible will share how local efforts can make […]
Our attention is our dearest wealth and our most potent power. How we invest it determines how we experience the world. If we allow our attention to be consumed by agents of fear, our fear will grow. If we invest our attention in the solidity and spaciousness of the present moment and look with appreciation […]
Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I can move the world.” Joy is a pretty long lever, and if we allow it to, joy can shift our world. The only trick is understanding where and how the world is planted so we can know […]
For this spring Sunday before Earth Day, we will hear excerpts of "Love Letters to the Earth" by Vietnamese Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and consider the power of our own love for the natural world and the earth that supports our very lives. "The earth is you. You are the earth. When you realize […]
Join us following services for a potluck lunch. Bring a dish to pass, or just show up with an appetite - either way, we're happy to see you!
Our world is built not only from bricks and steel, but from stories—from generations of dreams imagined into being. From money to gender, nations to religions, much of what we call reality is simply a shared act of belief. But if imagination can build the world, it can also imprison us within labyrinths of our […]
Love, at its best, is a powerful act of imagination. This Mother's Day, we explore how the kind of love many parents feel for their growing children—tender, hopeful, forgiving—can be transformational when extended beyond the family. Parental love sees through mess and willfulness to a deeper beauty and potential. What might happen if we applied […]
The all congregational potluck is happening Saturday the 17th in the Calaway Room of the Third St Center at 5:30. Food, entertainment, update from the Board and good community vibes. Please come and bring a friend.
Stagger onward rejoicing. The poet W,H. Auden penned these words in 1941, when he and other poets were "deeply concerned with the worldwide economic depression, the Spanish Civil War, the rise of Fascism, and the beginnings of the Second World War." W.H Auden was also part of a gay subculture of a number of the […]