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Toward an Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emerging

David Korten, Guest Speaker; Mike Cox, Worship Associate; Rev. Barry Andrews, discussion facilitator The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link. As science warned that continuing business as usual will bring devastating and irreversible environmental consequences, a global pandemic disrupted every aspect of modern life.We now stand at an unprecedented choice point: A moment of … Continue reading Toward an Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emerging

The Fifth Spirit and the Making of a Future We Cannot See

Rev. William Levwood, DRE Helen Rivers Cassara, and Music Director Angel De Armendi of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee with special guest musician Li Kynvi  The link to the service is: YouTube link. We live in a time in which a shocking amount of lies and deceit fill the airwaves. It’s equally shocking to come to terms with … Continue reading The Fifth Spirit and the Making of a Future We Cannot See

Revisiting Redemption

Replacing the previously scheduled  Blessing of the Animals (which has been rescheduled for this fall)  Rev. Sean Parker Dennison, minister of Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ashland, Oregon; and Alison Cole Duren-Sutherland, intern minister of the Southern Oregon UU Partnership The link to the service is: YouTube link. What have we learned since 1994 when “The … Continue reading Revisiting Redemption

A Place Apart

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen, Minister The link to the Service is: YouTube link. Our woundedness can cause us to take solace in isolation and create a place apart. In the Movie (and book) “Into the Wild” this sort of separation is exactly what the protagonist Chris McCandles sets out to find—a world removed from pain and people. … Continue reading A Place Apart

Saving What We Love

Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt and Christian Schmidt, plus worship teams from the UU Churches of Silver Spring (MD) and Brazos Valley (Bryan, TX)  The link to the Service is: YouTube link. “We’re going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.” –RoseIn this Star Wars movie, the eighth of the mega-franchise, this startling … Continue reading Saving What We Love

The Art of Blessing

Virtual Service Rev. Zackrie Vinczen, MinisterBryan Baker, Worship Associate The link to the Service is: YouTube link. Saying a blessing offers us a chance to mark a transition or delineate between what was and is not. Join us for this service as we reflect on what a blessing is and how we can learn the art … Continue reading The Art of Blessing

The Purposes of Time Travel

Virtual Service Rev. Barbara H. Gadon and the worship staff of Eliot Unitarian Chapel, St. Louis, MO  36 years have passed since Back to the Future was released in 1985 – longer than Marty McFly travels to encounter his parents as teenagers. What does this movie say to us now? And why are we so in love … Continue reading The Purposes of Time Travel

Towards an Anti-Racist Patriotism

Virtual Worship Service Rev. Cecilia Kingman, Acting Senior MinisterJohanna Munson, Visit Coordinator We will be virtually visiting Edmonds UU Church for the service on July 4th, with a sermon from Rev. Cecilia Kingman. This service is live-streamed on Facebook.

Toward an Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emerging

David Korten, Guest SpeakerMike Cox, Worship Associate Due to technical difficulties this Service will be rebroadcast in the near future. As science warned that continuing business as usual will bring devastating and irreversible environmental consequences, a global pandemic disrupted every aspect of modern life. We stand at an unprecedented choice point. A moment of opportunity … Continue reading Toward an Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emerging

From Yahweh to Atticus: What it Means to Parent and the Myths We Cling To

Virtual Worship Service Jennifer Springsteen, Guest SpeakerPenny Brewer, Worship Associate The link to the Service is: YouTube link. Our year in the pandemic has certainly challenged parenting. We’ve learned a lot about societal—and our own—expectations. Too often we become fixated on what media offers as “best” examples and wonder why our experiences fall short. Let’s revel … Continue reading From Yahweh to Atticus: What it Means to Parent and the Myths We Cling To