What Child is This?
Our annual interactive telling of the nativity story. Participation welcome! All ages. We tell the old story and seek out meaning for our time. Lots of singing, too.
Archives: Services
December Music Sunday: Wonder of Wonders
Online and in-person Magnificat, attributed to Pergolesi and presented by the Unicantors with guest instrumentalists and soloists Our theme for December is wonder, and we begin the month with a musical setting of a classic story from the Christian narrative. When Gabriel announced to … read more.
Natural Land Institute
Come learn about the Natural Land Institute!
Until We Reckon
A small group of us have been reading and discussing the UUA Common Read Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment by Zach Norris. The failure of mass incarceration to keep us safe is becoming increasingly clear. There are better ways to hold individuals accountable and increase … read more.
Climate Crisis: Anxiety and Hope
“Love is a teacher.” This is a service about anxiety and hope, with respect to the climate crisis and our relationships with the earth and with each other. How do we respond to our grief and anger about the climate crisis? What can give us hope … read more.
Emergence
We continue our year-long services on 10 Big Ideas I’ve learned, as part of my 15th year of ministry with you. Emergence suggests that phenomenon – like consciousness, justice, love, and community, and life itself – “emerges” from a mix of things and has not one … read more.
Accidental Davening
Online and in-person
Our Auction sermon winner selected the essay “Accidental Davening” by Oliver Sacks, a neurologist, for me to preach on. This fascinating story leads us to a reflection on the connection between music, the body, the mind, and the activity of … read more.
Married to Amazement
We are routinely encouraged to live in the present. Though most of us, myself included, spend a fair amount of time working through the past or imagining the future. Centering oneself in the present is a choice. What do we miss when we live in … read more.
Coming Out
National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11th. We’ve learned a lot about what it means to come out and celebrate yourself – including that it is an ongoing process, that it can never be required, and that sharing our story with another person is liberating … read more.
They/Them
The second in our year-long series on 10 big ideas that have changed or expanded my thinking in the last 15 years as your minister. Non-binary gender identity is far more public and known today than it was a generation ago – even though people … read more.