“Alleluia!”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am We celebrate Easter and rebirth This Sunday morning with the Reverend Deryck Tines and the Universalist Community Singers. Kids will enjoy our annual Easter egg hunt.
Topic: Guest Speaker
“Every Card in the Deck: Our Stories, Our Power, Our Love”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am In a moment when so many of us are carrying grief, anger, fear, and questions about what power we truly hold in this world, Rev. Tasha Brownfield invites us into a shared, contemplative Tarot practice as a divine story exchange. Rooted in Unitarian Universalist values of transformation, pluralism, and interdependence, this service explores what … Continue reading “Every Card in the Deck: Our Stories, Our Power, Our Love”
“Messages from God”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am If God exists, does he (!) communicate directly with favoured individuals and, if so, what do those messages say, and should we heed them? What does God say to you? Rev. Dr. David Usher is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. A lifelong Unitarian born and raised in Australia and now living in … Continue reading “Messages from God”
“More Than a Feeling”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am When we hear the word “compassion” we often think of a soft sort of sympathy. However true compassion goes deeper than that. Join us on Sunday as Rev. Walter discusses the depth, complexity and obligation of compassion. Rev. Walter Clark has been the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County … Continue reading “More Than a Feeling”
“The Sacred Work of Resistance”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am The Moral Responsibility to Disobey Unjust Laws Martin Rafanan Bio: I am the son of immigrant parents. My father arrived in the United States from the Philippine Islands in 1927, and my mother came in 1949 as a German Holocaust survivor and displaced person. As a multi-racial, multi-ethnic immigrant family, we … Continue reading “The Sacred Work of Resistance”
“Belonging in Times of Trial”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Some say belonging comes before belief, but it is integral as we pursue justice, as the warp, right there with compassion, fellowship, and solidarity, as the weft. In this season of high tension and low forbearance, we must relearn how to journey together. Our ability to do so is not a mythical power. We must remember … Continue reading “Belonging in Times of Trial”
“Becoming the Morningstar: A Queer Theology of Transformation”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am. Through live drag transformation and personal storytelling, Rev. Tasha Brownfield invites the congregation into a theology of embodiment, contradiction, and collective belonging. This sermon challenges binaries of sacred and profane, minister and performer, calling us to recognize the divine in all forms of becoming. It is not a performance to observe, but a shared … Continue reading “Becoming the Morningstar: A Queer Theology of Transformation”
“Good News!”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am. This past Friday was the Fourth of July. For me, this is a fraught holiday: on the one hand, a celebration of summer and community; on the other, an overglorification of a flawed nation when we are already immersed in dangerous nationalism. If you’re feeling the same way, I’ve got some good news! We … Continue reading “Good News!”
MLK Celebration
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Rev. Dr. Asa Lee, President of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, is our guest, speaking on “Treasures We Produce.”
“Choosing a Word of the Year”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Instead of New Year’s resolutions, I’m encouraging each of us to begin thinking of a word for the year. Yes, just one word. It can be any word you choose. During the homily, I will offer words like courage, resilience, clarity, focus, breath, etc. Let us explore together what the new year … Continue reading “Choosing a Word of the Year”
The Bodhisattva Path: Something We All Can Live With
Livestreamed at 10:30 a.m. Rev. James A. Lynch is a Buddhist teacher was appointed as the Minister of the Rissho Kosei-kai of New York (RKNY) in January 2024. He is the first U.S. born minister of RKNY. He holds a JD from SUNY and teachings business and law at Brooklyn College. Rev. Lynch serves on the Board … Continue reading The Bodhisattva Path: Something We All Can Live With