Calendar
Sunday Services - 11 am at the church and via Zoom
Child care is provided
Upcoming Services
January 26, 2025: Speaker: Rev. Dr. Richard Speck. Topic: "Encouraging Spiritual Growth." What does it mean to be “spiritual” as a Unitarian Universalist? We are asked to covenant together to encourage spiritual growth in each other. What does this mean? How do we do this in our congregations? Sharing our faith with each other in an open and accepting way is one way of encouraging our spiritual development. We will explore how we can do this in a loving way with each other and those outside our congregation.
Recent Past Services
December 29, 2024: We will have our annual congregation-led Readings, Rhythms,, and Reflections service. If you have a song (rhythm), reading (rhyme or prose), or "reflection" about year 2024, please feel free to share it. You can also share any thoughts or hopes you have about 2025. If you would like to participate in this service, please send an email to Mark Nolder at [email protected].
January 5, 2025: Speaker: SarahRuth Wekoye Davis. Topic: "Coming Home." Where is our home and how do we know when we are home? We explore the meaning of home, of community, and of spiritual connection, learn values from an African traditional story, and celebrate the welcome of being home together.
January 12, 2025: Speaker: Rev. James Gibbons Walker. Topic: "Jonah: The Rest of the Story." The first two chapters of the story of Jonah are familiar to most of us. The next two chapters, when Jonah gets to preach G-d's message to Nineveh, not so much. Rev. James Gibbons Walker will invite us to consider this part of the story as a cautionary tale for these times.
January 19, 2025: Speaker: Rev. Mike Franch. Topic: "Why Are We Here on Sunday Morning?" What would you answer If you were asked "Are you religious?" I suspect many of us would hesitate. I know I would. Many of us are members of this congregation and some of us are in church every Sunday and are even active in the church. Yet, we'd hesitate. We'd want to qualify our answer. We might think that we're not "religious" in the way that many people define it. But it turns out, there are many ways to be religious and even non-religious today. Many Americans say they're "spiritual but not religious." Another large group describes themselves as "religious but not spiritual." They like the community, the ritual, the music but not necessarily the theology. I suspect we have both types and more in our congregation. I'm not sure it matters which group you're in, but I think it does matter that you know what's important to you, to the person sitting next to you, and how our church community supports all of us. Let's explore this on January 19.
Additional Activities chapters of the story of Jonah are familiar to most The next two chapters, when Jonah gets to preach G-d’s message to Nineveh, not so much.
Rv. James Gibbons Walker will invite us to consider this part of the story as cautionary tale for these times.
Weekly Walk
We meet every Tuesday at 12:00 (the time will be adjusted according to the weather). We will walk for two miles on different sections of the Ma and Pa Trail and other local trails. In the event of bad weather, we will walk at the mall.
The Unitarians were considered heretics, but it was the Universalists Book 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.