Calendar
Sunday Services - 11 am at the church and via Zoom
Child care is provided.
October 23, 2022: Rev. Dr. Gabriele L. Parks. After briefly reflecting on what it means to have Principles instead of Commandments, Rev. Dr. Parks will share with you what she believes to be the three most important "pre-requisites" or conditions for a functioning and successful democracy.
October 30, 2022: Rev. James Gibbons Walker. Topic: The Day of the Dead. All are welcome to celebrate our most cherished ancestors. Bring pictures. special foods or drinks, mementoes, and stories of those most special to you to share during the service.
November 6, 2022: Richard Gordon Zyne. Topic: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture - Gabor Mate. The very values of a society are traumatizing for a lot of people," says Mate, who argues in his book that psychological trauma, woundedness, underlies much of what we call disease. He says healing requires a reconnection between the mind and the body, which can be achieved through cultivating a sense of community, meaning, belonging and purpose. Mate also discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the "mechanization of birth," how the lack of social services for parents has led to "a massive abandonment of infants," and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates.
November 13, 2022: Rev. Michael Franch. Topic: "Step by Step: The Longest March." I'm writing this the day before the election. We'll have some results by Sunday, but I'm sure many elections will still be undetermined. I don't know how we as individuals or as a community will be feeling, but I imagine most of us, including myself, regardless of the results, will feel unsettled. I will acknowledge these feelings, give you a chance to express them, and try to offer some guidance, based on our religion, on moving forward.
November 20, 2022: Rev. Dr. Gabriele L. Parks. Topic: "Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice." Giving thanks is more than good manners, or a religious duty, or an apology to the Native Americans whose land was taken. Gratitude is a spiritual discipline that can make you feel better about life, about yourself, and about the many things in life you would want to be different. But like everything spiritual, it needs practice.
November 27, 2022: Lora Powell-Haney, M. Div. Topic: "Decolonizing Ourselves". Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to dismantle systems of oppression, to work for justice and compassion, and to celebrate the interdependent web of which we are a part. In order to fully do those things, we must recognize the "Assumptions, ideas, values, and practices that reflect a colonizer's dominating influence, especially Eurocentric dominating influence" (- from Webster's Dictionary definition of "decolonize"). We'll explore decolonizing ourselves by looking at our nation's founding stories, our foodways, and our own faith community.
December 4, 2022: Rev. Karyn Marsh. Topic: "WOW: The Wonder of Wonder". The Sufi Muslim and Mystic and scholar Mevlana Jalal al-Din Rumi once said, "To be unaware of the wonders that exist in me, that is real madness." It is indeed a wonder to have a body. In fact, it is a wonder that we even exist. Yet, in the day-to-day rush of life, we often lose sight of this miracle of existence, which can be detrimental to our very existence. In today's service, Rev. Karyn Marsh will explore the wonder of wonder and how experiencing wonder can be a way to healing ourselves and the world.
December 11, 2022: Rev. Terry Ellen. Topic: "This Supremely Rare, Unique, Opportunity to Be of Service". Who would have thought it? Who predicted it? Here we in fact are. Our lived life is our implicit answer to who we feel we are and what we should do with this unfathomable chance. In some form or another the outcome will be our service to this world. So, how do we proceed?
December 18, 2022: Rev. Dr. Gabriele L. Parks. Topic: TBA.
December 25, 2022: No service. Happy Holidays!
January 1, 2003: Readings, Rhythms, and Reflections. (Congregation led)4,
22
September 4, 2022: to lift up the need for urgent action on climate and climate justice if we are to worthy of the name n Rev. Terry
Contact Fran Kriston at fkriston@yahoo.com for any additional information concerning upcoming services that is not provided above.
Ancillary Events - Suspended During PandemicThe Unitarians were considered heretics, but it was the Universalists who really caught if from the orthodox. And with good reason: by removing hell from the religious equation they completely upset the dogmatic applecart, taking away the prime motivator for religiously towing the line. With no fear of hell, the orthodox feared chaos. With no fear of hell, the Universalists opened up a whole new world freedom and joy that transformed religion in the West. And we are their ambassadors today.
Child care is provided.
October 23, 2022: Rev. Dr. Gabriele L. Parks. After briefly reflecting on what it means to have Principles instead of Commandments, Rev. Dr. Parks will share with you what she believes to be the three most important "pre-requisites" or conditions for a functioning and successful democracy.
October 30, 2022: Rev. James Gibbons Walker. Topic: The Day of the Dead. All are welcome to celebrate our most cherished ancestors. Bring pictures. special foods or drinks, mementoes, and stories of those most special to you to share during the service.
November 6, 2022: Richard Gordon Zyne. Topic: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture - Gabor Mate. The very values of a society are traumatizing for a lot of people," says Mate, who argues in his book that psychological trauma, woundedness, underlies much of what we call disease. He says healing requires a reconnection between the mind and the body, which can be achieved through cultivating a sense of community, meaning, belonging and purpose. Mate also discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the "mechanization of birth," how the lack of social services for parents has led to "a massive abandonment of infants," and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates.
November 13, 2022: Rev. Michael Franch. Topic: "Step by Step: The Longest March." I'm writing this the day before the election. We'll have some results by Sunday, but I'm sure many elections will still be undetermined. I don't know how we as individuals or as a community will be feeling, but I imagine most of us, including myself, regardless of the results, will feel unsettled. I will acknowledge these feelings, give you a chance to express them, and try to offer some guidance, based on our religion, on moving forward.
November 20, 2022: Rev. Dr. Gabriele L. Parks. Topic: "Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice." Giving thanks is more than good manners, or a religious duty, or an apology to the Native Americans whose land was taken. Gratitude is a spiritual discipline that can make you feel better about life, about yourself, and about the many things in life you would want to be different. But like everything spiritual, it needs practice.
November 27, 2022: Lora Powell-Haney, M. Div. Topic: "Decolonizing Ourselves". Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to dismantle systems of oppression, to work for justice and compassion, and to celebrate the interdependent web of which we are a part. In order to fully do those things, we must recognize the "Assumptions, ideas, values, and practices that reflect a colonizer's dominating influence, especially Eurocentric dominating influence" (- from Webster's Dictionary definition of "decolonize"). We'll explore decolonizing ourselves by looking at our nation's founding stories, our foodways, and our own faith community.
December 4, 2022: Rev. Karyn Marsh. Topic: "WOW: The Wonder of Wonder". The Sufi Muslim and Mystic and scholar Mevlana Jalal al-Din Rumi once said, "To be unaware of the wonders that exist in me, that is real madness." It is indeed a wonder to have a body. In fact, it is a wonder that we even exist. Yet, in the day-to-day rush of life, we often lose sight of this miracle of existence, which can be detrimental to our very existence. In today's service, Rev. Karyn Marsh will explore the wonder of wonder and how experiencing wonder can be a way to healing ourselves and the world.
December 11, 2022: Rev. Terry Ellen. Topic: "This Supremely Rare, Unique, Opportunity to Be of Service". Who would have thought it? Who predicted it? Here we in fact are. Our lived life is our implicit answer to who we feel we are and what we should do with this unfathomable chance. In some form or another the outcome will be our service to this world. So, how do we proceed?
December 18, 2022: Rev. Dr. Gabriele L. Parks. Topic: TBA.
December 25, 2022: No service. Happy Holidays!
January 1, 2003: Readings, Rhythms, and Reflections. (Congregation led)4,
22
September 4, 2022: to lift up the need for urgent action on climate and climate justice if we are to worthy of the name n Rev. Terry
Contact Fran Kriston at fkriston@yahoo.com for any additional information concerning upcoming services that is not provided above.
Ancillary Events - Suspended During PandemicThe Unitarians were considered heretics, but it was the Universalists who really caught if from the orthodox. And with good reason: by removing hell from the religious equation they completely upset the dogmatic applecart, taking away the prime motivator for religiously towing the line. With no fear of hell, the orthodox feared chaos. With no fear of hell, the Universalists opened up a whole new world freedom and joy that transformed religion in the West. And we are their ambassadors today.