Category: Cedars Service

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Flower Ceremony/New Member Recognition

Flower Ceremony/New Member Recognition

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen 
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate 

In June 1923, Rev. Norbert Čapek led the first Flower Ceremony in Prague. Today Unitarian Universalists around the world still observe this ceremony allowing the flowers to “remind … read more.

The Gender of God

The Gender of God

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen
Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate

Earlier this year, some controversy was stoked when the Church of England announced a plan to explore removing gendered language in reference to God. This is not … read more.

Climate Challenge – Why Love is the First Answer

Climate Challenge – Why Love is the First Answer

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Kathryn Lafond, Guest Speaker
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate 

What if the story of the Earth/the Universe actually, is really a love story that plays out as a continuous evolutionary … read more.

Hope & Good News

Hope & Good News

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Amanda Aikman
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

An invitation to re-tune our moral radios to catch the broadcasts of hope and good news – messages that are all too often drowned out but are … read more.

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen 
Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate 

In 1870 Julia Ward Howe wrote a proclamation titled “Appeal to Womanhood Throughout the World.” Today this text is better known by the title “The Mother’s Day Proclamation.”  

In this … read more.

Religious Absurdity

Religious Absurdity

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen
Mike Cox, Worship Associate

In 2005, 24 year old Bobby Henderson wrote a satirical letter to the Kansas State Board of Education professing a belief in a supreme being known as the … read more.

Be Careful of What You Pretend to Be

Be Careful of What You Pretend to Be

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Gregory Cook, Guest Speaker 
Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate 

The dictive “Just be yourself” is generally presented as something that is both easy to do and the right thing to do. … read more.

Poetry for the Earth

Poetry of the Earth

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m.

There will be not live-stream for this service.

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen

This service will invite us into a time of music and reflection as we consider poems that express our connection to the Earth.

The Gospel According to This Moment

The Gospel According to This Moment

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Barry Andrews, Guest Speaker
Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

Henry Thoreau was known for many things. He was by turns a schoolteacher, a pencil maker, a surveyor and a handyman. He was … read more.

Easter

Easter

In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen
Johanna Munson, Worship Associate

The story of Easter is one of betrayal and hope, sacrifice and redemption, but is the story we all know the whole story? This Easter we will consider an additional … read more.