The Welcoming Renewal Committee encourages every member and friend of the congregation to complete the “Trans Inclusion in Congregations” course. The six session self-paced online video and reading series is completed individually. This course is one of the ways that we can center and enact culture change, starting in our Read more
Guest speaker, Rob Blevins, shares about the incredibly imaginative process of shifting the Discovery Center’s mission and resources to meet the needs of the community at the onset of COVID and the ways they are continuing to shift to meet newly identified needs. Our opening words today are a celebration Read more
by Rev Michelle Our Opening words today are “There is Room Here for You” by Mary Edes If God is your strength and companionand prayer the means of centering your thoughts,There is room for you here. If the teachings of the Buddha give youclarity and calm in the midst of Read more
by Colleen Appel “Maybe our most important work is to re-imagine imagination,” writes Scott Tayler about this month’s Soul Matters theme. Colleen Appel asked congregants to submit images and six word descriptions about what they imagine for 2021 and pulled them together in this Sunday’s message. View the special slideshow Read more
by Rev Michelle Scott-Huffman A fresh look at the Christmas story in conversation with the traditions that surrounded Jesus of Nazareth at his birth. Our Opening words today are Winter Solstice, by Rebecca Parker Perhapsfor a momentthe typewriters will stop clicking,the wheels stop rollingthe computers desist from computing,and a hush Read more
In December we usually host a service that is rich with the music of the season. This Sunday we are bringing you holiday favorites to your home. We look forward to years where we can join together in body, yet also are so grateful for this chance to join together Read more
by AJ Fox and Susanne Bounds Join us as we learn more about the tradition of Watch Night services in African American churches and about the 8th UU Principle. Our Opening words today are In the Silence, by Sara Eileen La Wall. Spirit of life and love, In the silenceIn Read more
by Lee Beasley Our Opening words today are Prayer for a Time in Need of Empathy,by Tanya Cothran. God, teach us to consider also how others experience the world. To understand how my reality and their reality are different and yet they share qualities of the same core desire.Teach us Read more
by Rev Michelle Scott-Huffman In the coming week, many Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving, albeit much differently than in “normal” years. This holiday provides an opportunity for us to practice gratitude. It also offers opportunity for reflection on our history, our commitment to healing for everyone, and the actions that lead Read more
As part of the morning message, Board of Trustees President Colleen Appel will present a video of the church using your best gifts to meet our group goals. The video celebrates the work of staff and committees and sets the background for the congregational meeting which follows the service. Four Read more