The wheel of the year is turning. Join us to mark that turning with ritual, poetry, and song. Welcome! We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our congregation, here’s some idea of what to expect. Order of Service Prelude: Autumn Petit Adagio from Vremena … Continue reading Autumn Equinox Service
What is within our power to control in the next few tumultuous months? Welcome! We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our congregation, here’s some idea of what to expect. Order of Service Prelude: Velocity of Love by Suzanne Ciani, Mileva Saulo Lewis, pianist … Continue reading Loving Kindness
Traditionally, many UU congregations took the summer off and ingathering marked the beginning of the church year. We gather all the threads of our individual lives and rededicate ourselves to our shared life together. Please bring a small vial of water from somewhere that has spiritual meaning for you. We will share that meaning and … Continue reading Ingathering & Water Communion
“America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath – America will be!” Langston Hughes Poetry is one way we connect with the despair of injustice and our hope for a more just future. This lay led Labor Day service of poetry and music has been a Starr King UUC tradition since … Continue reading Let America Be America Again
We are crossing borders in our lives all the time – sometimes consciously and sometimes they slip by us. Welcome! We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our congregation, here’s some idea of what to expect. Order of Service Prelude Ring Tibetan Bowl Opening … Continue reading Borders
Taking a road trip once a year is a good chance to take stock. What are some of life’s persistent questions? Welcome! We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our congregation, here’s some idea of what to expect. Order of Service Prelude: Ring Tibetan … Continue reading Road Trip
Acknowledging we are not alone in our sorrow and grief gives us a connection with each other and can give us a sense of solidarity and collective strength to find ways to move forward. Welcome! We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our … Continue reading Hope & Repair
A meta-examination of belief systems: why we come to believe things, how beliefs alter over time, and how to keep our knowledge base malleable. Welcome! We are always delighted to welcome guests! If this is your first time visiting a Unitarian Universalist church or our congregation, here’s some idea of what to expect. Order of Service … Continue reading What I Don’t Know, and How I Know It
“Over these last 45 years, as a minister, I have heard just about every kind of family story there is. Loving. Awful. And everything in between. Nothing surprises me any more. Most of my blood family has died…my grandparents, parents, my brother due to alcoholism. But that does not mean I do not have brothers. … Continue reading How to Be A Grandmother: La Famiglia, or Making Family
One of the truly wonderful things about our UU community is the diversity of beliefs and practices. Today we will explore how we find spiritual meaning in our lives. What is a spiritual practice? What makes an activity a spiritual practice? How can we benefit from spiritual practice? These are a few of the questions … Continue reading Spiritual Practices
