Livestreamed at 6 pm (prelude begins at 5:55 pm) A traditional Unitarian Universalist Christmas Eve service, with stories, carols, music, and candle lighting. What are the gifts that matter? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant; music by Ellen Gozion, Director of Instrumental Music, and the Incidental Chamber Players. https://youtu.be/y4C23_75mhc
“Descent of Persephone” – A Virtual Winter Solstice Service Each year, nature invites us to contemplate darkness, light, and space in-between. This year, our solstice service will explore a telling of this familiar Greek myth, and the story of a goddess who learned to navigate and ultimately triumph, over two realms. We invite you to … Continue reading Winter Solstice Service
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Christmas Pageant for AllChristmas pageant by video, with a cast of many! This year, our Christmas pageant will be a video with music, created from still photos and video recordings submitted by congregants of all ages! A creative extravaganza! A multigenerational service led by Rev. Connie Grant … Continue reading Participatory Christmas Pageant
Livestreamed on YouTube (prelude begins at 10:25) Albert Einstein suggested that there are only two ways to live your life: as if nothing is a miracle, or as if everything is. How do you want to live your life? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant; music by Ellen Gozion, Instrumental Music Director.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Mahatma Gandhi suggested that “A principle is a principle, and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard.” What are the principles … Continue reading “Having Principles”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Can waiting be a time of discovery and surprise? A collaboration of the Worship Team: Bryan Bandli, Alice Carnes, Kathy Fein, Louise Jencik, Ward Kelsey, Stephanie Pawlowski, and Melody Platz. Music by Ellen Gozion, Instrumental Music Director.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) In a prayer sometimes referred to as the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, the “words spoken before all others” are words of thanks. We’ll explore the spiritual practice of gratitude, even in difficult times. Led. by Rev. Connie Grant and Erica Shadowsong, Director of Lifespan Religious Education. Music by Ellen … Continue reading “Words spoken before all others”
Livestreamed on YouTube at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) TBD seems to be an apt description for the condition of our lives. We’re living with uncertainty in so many ways. Can we find comfort with uncertainty? Of what can we be certain? And what can be “determined”? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant; music by … Continue reading “TBD”
Livestreamed on YouTube (prelude begins at 10:25) Whether or not the results of the presidential election are known, where are we today? What can we do to make a positive difference in the world right now? Homily by Rev. Connie Grant; music by Ellen Gozion, Instrumental Music Director. https://youtu.be/C6LudX-G1AI
Livestreamed on YouTube How do we grieve our personal and congregational losses at a time when grief is pervasive? In honor of All Souls Day, we’ll remember congregants and others who have died in the past year. Homily by Rev. Connie Grant; music by Ellen Gozion, Instrumental Music Director, and Danny Rectenwald, guitar.
https://youtu.be/QXpKm7vnLmg Religion, including Unitarian Universalism is at a moment in time. Can it survive? And what must it do in order to survive? What must we do? We’ll explore our place in today’s world, and why it’s metaphorical meteorites and not a comet that could wipe us out. Homily by Rev. Keith Kron; music by … Continue reading What Pittsburgh, a T-Rex named Penny, and Violence Can teach us about The Future of Religion and Unitarian Universalism
