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Livestreamed at 7:30 pm (prelude begins at 7:25) This Winter Solstice evening service with the Dance Choir will include ritual, meditation, movement, and music in a peaceful space to imagine and move forward together in the community, sharing our gifts and creating together in joy. This is a multigenerational service.
Livestreamed on our YouTube Channel at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Unscripted Pageant
A multi-generational service of stories and music that celebrates our experience of life’s great mysteries and the Mystery that some call God. This is a service for all ages, and children will remain in the service for its entirety. Erica Shadowsong and Ellen Gozion are leading. Livestreamed at 10:30 AM (prelude begins at 10:25). The Installation … Continue reading “Mystery”
Livestreamed at 10:30 AM (prelude begins at 10:25). We celebrate Easter with a multigenerational worship of the great stories of Christianity and Pagans
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) We gather together to start a new church year, a new relationship, in a newly emerging world. A multigenerational annual Gathering of the Waters worship with Rev. Dr. Kate R. Walker and Erica Shadowsong.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Homily by Erica Shadowsong, Director of Lifespan Religious Education. Liturgist Alice Carnes. Music by Ellen Gozion, Director of Instrumental Music. The Dance Choir joins us by video. On the longest day of the year, we celebrate the presence of the sun, which keeps us alive. Similarly, we … Continue reading “The Light Within Us/You are the Light”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) Four youth will be graduating from the most unusual Coming of Age program we’ve had yet, completely virtual! Their creativity in their credo statements reflect their rise to the challenge of a pandemic year. Please join us as they share their powerful reflections on what values and … Continue reading “Coming of Age”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am (prelude begins at 10:25) The season between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, often called Imbolc by pagans, is usually thought of as a season of purification. What relevance can that have for us today? “The Wind in the Willows” is a beloved classic that brilliantly and lovingly connects with … Continue reading “ ‘The Wind in the Willows’ – A Sacred Text for the Season”
“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
