Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and Worship Associate Katie Hamilton This Spring did not turn out quite as anyone had planned, but it still seems like a good time to take stock, consider what we can discard or spiff up, and what we can tidy up in order to achieve a sense of renewed clarity, of space … Continue reading “Spring Cleaning”

Music Director Camille Hatton, Lucy Faridany and Worship Associate Bob Sadler Come join us for a special virtual Music Sunday. We will explore what music means for us as Unitarian Universalists in this congregation. The choir will perform The Circle of Life and Creation of Peace. Our musicians include Rick Chelew, Patty Pai, Lucy Faridany, … Continue reading “The Power of Music”

Rev. Axel Gehrmann and DRE Erin Forstein So much of what we do today, we do hoping to help create a better tomorrow. We plant seeds, we tend out gardens – mindful of sunshine, earth, and rain – and pray good things will grow. This morning, we will be celebrating this year’s Religious Exploration program: … Continue reading “Planting Peace” – Religious Exploration Sunday

Balazs Scholar Rev. Elod Szabo and Rev. Elaine Gehrmann The fiddler on the roof is a well-known symbol for the desire to find joy and happiness in very uncertain times such as we are now experiencing. Likewise, a preacher on the housetop is a person who always remembers who sent him/her and the message to … Continue reading “Preaching from the Housetops”

Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Worship Associate Sue Ellen Stringer The Flower Communion is an annual tradition observed in countless UU congregations in the spring. On this Sunday, every worshipper is invited to bring a cut flower along to church. The flowers are placed in large baskets, and then distributed to all present. Though we will … Continue reading Flower Communion

Director of Religious Exploration Erin Forstein, Music Director Camille Hatton and Worship Associate Karen Brown Join us for a collaborative multi-generational service where we will celebrate our creativity – seeing our own chalices, dancing our chalice flames, reciting our chalice lighting poetry, and more! We ended with a dance party, dancing to Katy Perry’s “Firework” … Continue reading “Our Chalice: The Light of Freedom”

Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and Worship Associate Robin Jensen Freedom, liberty, individual rights are all values that are enshrined in our Constitution and in our UU religion. Are they enough, or is some measure of responsibility, some communal concern also required? What happens if you have one without the other?

Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Worship Associate Robin Jensen An egg holds the promise of new life. A seed contains the possibility of green growth. Stories of death and new life, of bondage and new freedom, all touch on a recurring miracle: despite all obstacles and constraints, life is unbelievably resilient. These are some of the … Continue reading “Coming Back to Life”

Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and Worship Associate Sue Ellen Stringer Our UU 5th principle affirms “the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” Forty-fourth President Barack Obama said, “There is no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter.” This morning we will consider the … Continue reading “Power of the Vote”

Bob Sadler and Katie Hamilton Bob and Katie further explore this month’s theme of “Courage.”