Category Archives: Sunday Service

Surviving Storms • Rev. Kim Wilson When storms come and upend our lives, there are three questions we are called upon to ask ourselves, according to the writer and spiritual teacher Mark Nepo: What needs to be repaired? What needs to be … Continue reading →

Moral Realism • Rev. Cheryl Meinschein Philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch contends that morality is not about abstract principles or big dramatic decisions, but rather about day to day actions of casting “just and loving attention” on other people. How do … Continue reading →

Bittersweetness • Diane Trieb Our friend Diane Trieb returns today to share her insights on seeking spiritual and practical ways of integrating suffering and joy in our lives. Diane is a writer, teacher, counselor, group facilitator, and minister of Practical … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve Service: Music in the Morning Join us in celebrating this joyful season with an inter-generational program featuring uplifting holiday music, followed by festive treats.

A Poetry Potluck For this morning’s service, all are invited to bring your favorite dish (in this case, poetry) as together we nourish our sense of wonder, mystery, and shared community by stirring our souls, moving us to tears, or … Continue reading →

The Power of Now • Speaker: Rev. Kim Wilson There is a place, beyond time and space, beyond our stream of thoughts, where we can find deep peace and joy, and the knowledge that we are not isolated beings. In … Continue reading →

Diwali: The Festival of Lights • Speaker: Mary Ryan Today is the date chosen to celebrate Diwali this year. Mary first learned about this from her co-workers from India. She’ll share what she learned then and later.

A Celebration of Doubts • Speaker: Emily Quarles-Mowrer 90’s rock band Eve 6 tells us that when we swallow our doubt we “find nothing but faith in nothing.”  Our Fourth Principle, “A free and responsible search for truth and meaning,” … Continue reading →

More Wonder: As Promised • Speaker: Miranda Van Horn In her poem “Swan,” Mary Oliver describes the swan and asks her reader, “Did you see it in the morning, rising into the silvery air, an armful of white blossoms, a … Continue reading →

Lay Leader: Jon Dreazen We often forget that the UUA was formed by two coequal liberal religious faiths— Unitarians and Universalists. I feel that we tend to think of Unitarians as the large U in the name of our faith … Continue reading →