Tis the annual season of hopeful resolve followed quickly by disappointment. Phillip Moffitt, a renowned vipassana (insight) meditation teacher helps us better comprehend the difference between goals and intentions. Ironically, maybe we should be setting new year’s goals to become more intentional? Children’s RE Focus: It takes empathy to live with intention. When it comes … Continue reading Goals versus Intentions
Whether or not we personally celebrate Christmas, ’tis a season of being bombarded with the idea that we need to “Go big or go home!” when it comes to gifts, fun, family, celebration, and everything else. Ironically, that message can leave us anxious, worn out, adrift, cranky, unappreciative, and guilty for how we’re feeling. After … Continue reading Favorites
Join us for a service filled with the joy that many religious faiths and traditions provide this time of year. Our Fellowship will focus on the Winter Solstice and Christmas which are celebrated the coming week. Children’s RE Focus: Intergenerational celebration – No religious exploration class. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on December … Continue reading The Joy of Carols, Candles, Cookies and Community
Brene Brown reminds us that twinkling holiday lights are a great metaphor for how joy works. We may expect it to come as a flood light, but rather it comes in small seemingly random moments. Remaining open to these moments is the key to being open to joy. Children’s RE Focus: We create joy by celebrating … Continue reading Remaining Open to Joy
How do we find joy when we’re still battling a worldwide pandemic, living in a politically-divided country, and worrying about global warming? With the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor only days away, perhaps we can learn something about finding joy in trying times by studying the people of the greatest generation. Children’s RE … Continue reading Finding Joy in Trying Times
Unitarian Universalism’s 5th principle was born out of our long history of wrestling with controversial and complex issues. It states that we honor the democratic process and the “right of conscience” – the political right to discern what is morally best. Of course, such discernment requires respectful dialog to thoroughly understand an issue and come … Continue reading Holding Our History of Democracy Sacred – A Perspective and Opportunity for Dialog on Critical Race Theory featuring local activist Laura DeGolier and State Assembly Member Jeremy Thiesfeldt
It is essential that we know the final outcome of the first thanksgiving story and the role “God” played in it. It is another historic example of the abuse of religion; this one by our theological ancestors. Holding our history means acknowledging this legacy and preventing it in the future. See the UUConnect for the service logon … Continue reading The Rest of the Thanksgiving Story
Transcendentalism heavily influenced Unitarian theology in the early 19th century and its dominance remains with us today. Because of its influence, our theological development mirrors our ecological development. Over 200 years we have moved from an intense appreciation for nature, to a strong passion for environmentalism and saving nature, to a deeper understanding of the … Continue reading An Alternative Trinity – Nature, Humans, and the Divine
We are in a time of historic change and challenge. Climate change events, unhealed histories, and divisive politics are occurring throughout the world. Sharing a story from his own Jewish spiritual roots and from a recent meeting with tribal elders sharing their tribal prophecies, the talk will share some thoughts about how we can respond … Continue reading We Are All Called
Every fifth Sunday of the month is Potluck Sunday. In lieu of a service, join us at 10 a.m. at the fellowship for food and conversation.
