Every faith community has a past, as well as a call forward. While he’s only begun to follow a few of the threads that run through Starr King, our new minister is willing to name what he’s begun to see and offer a few, preliminary reflections on what the congregation’s future may hold. With Rev. … Continue reading The Once and Future Church

During our multigenerational Water Communion service today, we gather once more at the start of a new church year. Please bring a small amount of water from a place important to you. The water collected will be used for child dedications and other rituals.   Prelude & Centering (Linli) Opening Hymn: #188 Come, Come, Whoever … Continue reading “Ingathering / Water Ceremony” with Rev. Eric Meter

This Sunday:“ Freedom is a Constant Struggle”10:30 a.m. pacific time Bob Britton Join us on Labor Day Sunday for a celebration of poetry and music centered on social justice and hope. Come and be inspired!   Special Music – If I Had a Hammer by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes Welcome Land Acknowledgment: (slide) Chalice … Continue reading Freedom is a Constant Struggle

Please join us this Sunday for Worship, led by our new Minister, Rev. Eric Meter!   Prelude Ring Tibetan Bowl Centering Music Opening Hymn Welcome Chalice Lighting Wisdom Tale Sing the Children to their Classroom Call to Worship Hymn Land Acknowledgment Wisdom Reading Prayer, Candles of Joys, Sorrows & Gratitude Sung Prayer: Rev. Rebecca Parker … Continue reading Always Coming Home – Worship with Rev. Meter

Please join our guest speaker, Millie Phillips, as we discuss Returning to community; an old model for new times.   Prelude Ring Tibetan Bowl Centering Music Opening Hymn: # 112  Do you Hear (slide) Welcome Mary Lou Chalice Lighting Wisdom Tale  Tanya Sing the Children to their Classroom (slide) Call to Worship   Millie Hymn: … Continue reading “Returning to Community” Worship with Rev. Millie Phillips

We love nature, but do we love all the things the natural world has to offer equally? What about the pesky dandelion?     Prelude: Morning Has Broken Ring Tibetan Bowl Centering Music: Imagine by John Lennon Opening Hymn: # 346, Come, Sing a Song with Me Welcome Chalice Lighting Wisdom Tale: Like a Dandelion … Continue reading What Does a Dandelion Have to Offer Us?

As we prepare to welcome Rev. Eric Meter as our new minister, the former President of our denomination, Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, comes with a reminder that if we are indeed in the tradition of the “free church,” with that comes a responsibility for each of us: to deepen our own spiritual lives continually. This … Continue reading “Spirituality and Inner Freedom” with Rev. John Buehrens, July 27