Worship Associates Celia Barberena and Lauren KeenanThe twists and turns of our lives sometimes take us to unfamiliar territory. We appreciate happiness more when we have experienced unhappiness. We feel healthy and strong today but there was a time when we were not. We recognize the calm that courage brings because we have lived through … Continue reading “Tomorrow Will Come”

Rev. Dennis Hamilton and Worship Associate Bjorn Nilson Nature is obvious. Good seed in good soil means healthy plants. So, too, the right words from a kind heart bring healing. When we live from the heart, it changes us. We stop struggling and begin to live at ease in the world. Who knows what wounded … Continue reading “Seeds Worth Planting”

Revs. Elaine and Axel Gehrmann We are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to the weaving so that all of us are held in care? This morning we will be viewing the virtual … Continue reading “GA Sunday Service — Weaving Our Lives”

Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and Worship Associate Ray Krise This morning we will explore the challenges and rewards of exchanging old wineskins for new– how will new containers and expressions better hold us in community — in preparation for the UU General Assembly and more. If you would like to join our service via Zoom, please … Continue reading “New Wineskins”

Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Worship Associate Ann Johnson “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” a 19th century French author named Karr famously quipped. We like to believe in the possibility of progress and our capacity for self-improvement. We strive to build a better world. And yet the basic question remains: Can … Continue reading “Is There Nothing New Under the Sun?”

Jorge Torrez, Lucy Faridany, Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and the UUCMP Community Choir Cease not daily, from morn till eve to warble gaily” is fine advice for birds AND humans longing for renewal. This Music Sunday we will be treated to a variety of wonderful choral offerings reminding us of the power of love to make … Continue reading “All Ye Who Music Love” – Music Sunday

Worship Associates Shannon Morrison, Bjorn Nilson and Ray KrisePluralism celebrates diversity, encourages dialogue, and recognizes the value of multiple perspectives. Religious pluralism acknowledges the coexistence of various religious traditions and beliefs. It promotes mutual respect, dialogue, and understanding among adherents of different faiths. Sounds like us Unitarian Universalists doesn’t it? But how do we reconcile … Continue reading “Can You Hear Us Now? How Do We Connect In a Pluralistic World?”

DRE Sharyn Routh and Rev. Axel GehrmannOurs is a community of religious learning and exploration, all of us teachers and learners weaving our wisdom together, so that together we might find greater truths. This spirit of exploration is most apparent in our activities that involve all ages. This morning’s multi-generational service will celebrate this year’s … Continue reading “Weaving Wisdom”

Rev. Elaine Gehrmann and Worship Associate Max CajarWe UUs are known for being tolerant of a wide spectrum of beliefs, but tolerance can mean “putting up with,” or “live and let live.” What might an emphatic embrace of our differing beliefs look like? Can we practice not merely a passive toleration, but a vibrant, engaged … Continue reading “Vibrant Coexistence”

Rev. Axel Gehrmann and Worship Associate Corey Brunson We celebrate the diversity of belief among us: humanists and Christians, Buddhists and Pagans, Hindus and Jews, theists and atheists worshipping side by side. This may lead some to wonder, what is it we hold in common? Do we collectively settle on the lowest common denominator we … Continue reading “More Than the Sum”