This will be our interim minister’s last service. The sermon will sum up the work we have done together during this two-year transitional time, address issues regarding closure for minister and congregation, and gaze into the “crystal ball” to speculate on what the future might look like for this congregation. Click here to listen to … Continue reading Joy’s Moving Sale

We will celebrate Father’s Day, and also celebrate the congregation’s calling of a new minister. This congregation has just done “a bold new thing,’ as UUA President Peter Morales has called it, by calling a minister of color. In my early years of ministry, it was a bold step to call a minister like me, … Continue reading Father’s Day/Celebrating Ministry and Diversity

Join us for a participational service as our children present a story of hope, vision and renewal. The story, adapted from a Native American legend, moves through the four seasons with delightful animal characters enacted by the children of our Religious Education program. (No podcast available)

Flower Communion Service. We will gather near the date of the original Flower Ceremony in Prague, Czechoslovakia (June,1923) to celebrate a communion of flowers, with a  homily, readings and some of the original words from Rev. Norbert Capek,  founder of the Flower Ceremony. Listen to the sermon by Rev. Joy Atkinson on June 5, 2016.

The service will celebrate music and explore its role in our lives. Listen to the sermon by Rev. Joy Atkinson on May 29, 2016.

When we are faced with crises—either personal or global—how do we find comfort for ourselves, and how can we comfort others? This is an auction sermon, purchased by Nancy Harrison at the last service auction. Listen to the sermon by Rev. Joy Atkinson on May 22, 2016

What constitutes a distinctly Unitarian Universalist spiritual journey? Join us for an interactive service exploring the “path with heart”—Unitarian Universalism. Click here to listen to the sermon by Rev. Joy Atkinson on May 1, 2016

The seventh principle of our Association calls upon to affirm the “interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” As a species, we have been responsible for tearing at the strands of the delicate web of life that sustains us on our planet, through such phenomena as global warming, extinction of species, … Continue reading Earth Day Service – Re-Weaving the Web

In a nation obsessed with consumerism, which measures success by the gross national product, what has happened to compassion, sharing and a sense of community?  What did our nation’s founders mean by “the pursuit of happiness?” The collection this Sunday will support the work of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Click here to listen to … Continue reading UU Service Committee Justice Sunday – Compassion, Community and the Pursuit of Happiness

Laughter is good for the body, the soul and the community, and the comicspirit can be a vehicle for self-transcendence. There is so much to be serious about—the sorry state of politics, the urgent needs of the world, our personal troubles, losses and worries. This Sunday, let’s put our concerns aside for a moment, explore … Continue reading April’s Fool: The Comic and the Cosmic