July 12, our service moves to the Picnic Shelter at Battle Point Park for a congregational potluck brunch. Break out your flip‑flops, bring something brunchy to share, and enjoy a relaxed morning as we welcome the start of summer together. We’ll swap stories about favorite childhood summer memories, chat about plans for the sunny days … Continue reading Congregational Picnic at Battlepoint Park
The development and importance of community and the role it plays in resilience. How it relates to Pride and its importance for all of us. Angela Lujan is a board member of Poulsbo Pride, the Executive Director of NW Hopeful Horizons, and an employee of Kitsap Mental Health. As a mental health professional with 14 … Continue reading Why Community Matters
In his book, The Wild Edge of Sorrow, grief therapist Francis Weller says, “In our grief we are broken apart and reassembled. It is hard, painful, and unbidden work. No one goes in search of loss; rather, it finds us and reminds us of the temporary gift we have been given, these few sweet breaths … Continue reading Good Grief!
Within the liberal left is a subgroup determined that men are the problem. They use words like toxic masculinity. On the illiberal right, there is the mansophere, a subgroup that seems determined to exemplify toxic masculinity. The lives and fortunes of most men barely get noticed.
As we try to make sense of what is happening in our country, it is useful to look back at past recoveries and, importantly, at the strategies being employed today. We must not lose faith. We must not give in. And true to our Unitarian Universalist values, we must think and act in love – … Continue reading Now What?
As spring turns into summer, Unitarian Universalists from around the world celebrate Flower Communion, a ceremony that honors each person’s uniqueness and the ways we flourish together. Flower Communion was created for his congregation in 1923 by Czech Unitarian minister, Nobert Capek. Remember to bring a few blossoms to give away as we share in … Continue reading Our Annual Flower Communion
This is a companion sermon to a January 4 sermon titled “The Road Not Taken, which was based on Robert Frost’s poem by that title. This follow-up sermon will look at the road we have taken in life, then explore how we go forward from where we are.
Have you ever felt like “feeling grateful” was one more thing on your to-do list? Or a cliche that makes you roll your eyes? Or maybe wonder if it is even possible to pay attention to gratitude when everything else happening in the world crowds it out? Let’s take a breath, take off the pressure … Continue reading Irreverent/Reverent Gratitude (Memorial Day Weekend)
Join us for this special Sunday morning service where Reverend Margo and selected congregants will be reading their favorite poems to uplift us and give expression to our deepest universal experiences. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological andreligious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on their journeys to learn from one another, … Continue reading Poetry: Giving Voice to Beauty, Grace & Struggle
What is Motherhood? Our seasoned Worship Associates Gregory Cook and Nancy Philip share their perspectives on the topic of motherhood.
