What happens when we feel judged – by friends or family, by strangers online or in person, by opponents, competitors, or the gremlins in our own minds?  What happens when we don’t feel judged, when we are in low judgment spaces?  What if we took seriously becoming aware of the nature and frequency of our … Continue reading Counting Judgments

An “Enter in Silence” Sunday | Becoming aware is fundamental to our ability to be intentional about our choices, our relationships, our understanding of existence.  The practice of “deeply listening within” to the physical sensations that are present – prior to any thoughts formed by our minds – can be an essential part of growing … Continue reading Deeply Listening Within

Across the country, UU congregations will reimagine what our collective journey from an extractive age to a new era might look like.  This “Climate Justice Revival” is an opportunity to renew our Unitarian Universalist commitment to living in (greater) harmony with the earth. All are invited to arrive with an open heart ready to stretch … Continue reading Beyond The Extractive Age

This June thousands of delegates to our General Assembly voted to amend the bylaws of our denomination to include core religious language acknowledging that love is at the center of who we aspire to be.  This multi-year process was a reminder that it matters how we describe our values and beliefs and that we expect … Continue reading Inviting Love for All

Religion is an experience, an experience connecting us to what is sacred, what we hold as sacred.  Religion creates a container for the emotions that accompany the experience of the sacred – wonder, awe, gratitude, anxiety, joy, grief, reverence, empowerment, compassion, outrage, hope, humility, trust.  Whether theist or non-theist, Buddhist, Humanist, Christian, Pagan or Jew, … Continue reading Inviting the Sacred, Inviting God

As the varied rivers of life bring us back together in our beautiful sanctuary for our annual water communion service, may we experience a sense of renewal and welcome with hearts opened by music and ritual, invited by friendly faces and a caring community. Our water communion honors the diverse stories that join us together … Continue reading The River of Life: A Water Communion Service

As we celebrate our annual Flower Communion service, may we remember the Navajo prayer that there is beauty before us, behind us, above us, and below us – provided we choose to notice.  Please bring a flower if you can – though we’ll have plenty of extras.  The sermon will be the story of the … Continue reading Flower Communion Sunday: Now I Walk in Beauty

Music Sunday will trace the musical journey of our choir this year, from the celebration of being together, to the courage it takes to live through the darkness; from the profound sadness of the Brahms Requiem, to the hope of love and believing in the sun even when it is not shining. Join in for … Continue reading Music Sunday: To Sing Our Shared Humanity

Trust in how we practice democracy continues to erode.  We appear to have a system that inspires theoretically yet seems stuck in its implementation.  What if the process of voting, what if elections, the way they have evolved, are a part of the problem rather than a path to a solution?  What if democracy, the … Continue reading Democracy without Voting

As Robert Reich reminds us “The common good consists of our shared values about what we owe one another as citizens who are bound together in the same society – the norms we voluntarily abide by, and the ideals we seek to achieve. [..]  If there is no common good, there is no society.”  So … Continue reading Our Common Good