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Cowboy Churches and Wresting for Jesus: The Case for Religious Imagination
May 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Online and in-person
Rev. Bret Lortie
Artists have discovered a truth: That the intersection between imagination, art, and religion is being attentive to the world. In that space, boundaries vanish and the secular becomes sacred, the ordinary becomes sublime. Poet Mary Oliver writes, “This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists and that it is built entirely out of attentiveness.” Building on our March and April themes of paying attention and embracing possibility, we turn now to the fruits of an “awakened curiosity.”
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“Cathedral Rocks Reflection” by puliarf is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
May Music Sunday — May 17, 2026
The Unicantors and Guest Musicians
Awakening Curiosity about Our Place in This World
Sacred Place by Alex Berko
From the composer: Sacred Place is an ecological service that connects the old with the new, the sacred with the secular, and the individual with their community. The outline of the work is a Jewish service. However, rather than Jewish prayers, the text is made up of various writers and thinkers who speak of the environment as a place of safety, comfort, and beauty. Written for SATB choir, piano, violin, and cello, the six-movement piece is at times a meditation and at times an impassioned prayer for the world we inhabit and share.
Past Sunday Services
Did you know you can watch past Sunday services anytime? We have them on our website under past worship services so you never have to miss a Sunday! Click here to find a service that you haven’t seen yet! You can also always go to our YouTube page.
The Board of Trustees:
President: Wendy Bennett
Vice President: Diane Kuehl
Clerk: Scott Garwick
Treasurer: Bob Spelman
Trustees: Kendra Asbury, Clark Logemann, Neita Webster
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