Livestreamed at 10:30 am Our spiritual ancestors often spoke of holiness, or living holy lives, as a form of devotion to the Almighty. Yet how might we do the same in ways that are authentic to our experiences of the divine and lived realities today, while still holding tenderly to the wisdom of those who have … Continue reading “Living Holy Lives”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Memorial Day usually marks the beginning of summer. How many of us actually take time to remember on this holiday those who have made the ultimate sacrifice? This Sunday, Rev. Stephanie, a VA chaplain, preaches on community, belonging, and our moral responsibility to remember the fallen and those who served alongside them.
Livestreamed at 10:30 am If I arose every morning with three intentions: to be curiously open to people around me, to strive for compassion before making a judgment, and to practice the depth of love wherever my day took me, at day’s end, who would I be? Rev. Dr. V. Elaine Strawn (she/her) is Minister Emeritus at the … Continue reading “Spiritual Depth in a Transactional World”
Livestreamed at 10:30 am Joy in dark times may seem incongruent, but it is what we need to help ourselves and the wider community. Joy connected to spirituality shows up in multiple spiritual traditions as well as ancient practices of collective and communal joy. Not letting dark forces steal your joy is an act of resistance. … Continue reading “Joy as a Birthright and Act of Resistance”
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.
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
