Today’s Water Communion, also sometimes called Water Ceremony, was first used at a Unitarian Universalist (UU) worship service in the 1980s. Many UU congregations now hold a Water Communion once a…

How can I serve? This is the question that comes up for me again and again. Today I will share some stories about how service arises in my day-to-day life.…

In an inconvenient and troubling time, can beauty transcend? Do you have time for beauty? Or stated completely differently: If a great musician plays great music but no one hears, was…

Friends, there is a lot going on in our lives and in our world. In this service, I welcome all to join us for the practice of pausing, bearing witness…

Historian Allison Tyra will share her book Uncredited: Women's Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work. Tyra will explore the complicated question: ‘Since we know women are as good as men, why…

In 2024, the UUA General Assembly adopted revisions to the Bylaws to include a set of Shared Values of Unitarian Universalism. One of these values is Pluralism. As we come…

The Dalai Lama’s “tonglen” (giving and taking), Archbishop Tutu’s “choose hope” and Martin Luther’s view of Jesus’ work described as “Happy Exchange” can help us face the risk of bitter…

All flourishing is mutual” is a favorite quote of Robin Wall Kimmerer. During this message, I’ll consider the mutual flourishing of co-creating our collective well-being as well as our responses…

Two songs recently came to mind. Marvin Gaye sang “You know we’ve got to find a way to bring some loving here today. . .  Talk to me so we…

This Forum will discuss the variety of ways that animals are used to help people. There will be two speakers. Kate Larlee will describe how she uses her fully trained…