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The One Thing Necessary for Happiness

Rev. Amanda Aikman; Penny Brewer, Worship Associate  The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link. Really? Just one thing? Well, let’s see if you agree with my take on it. Your mileage may differ! Coffee Hour will follow the service.

Yes and…

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen; Tyler Weaver, Worship Associate  The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link. In improv the concept of “yes, and” is one that invites participants into a space of shared imagination. This is done by saying yes to the ideas put forward and then adding to the idea. In this service we … Continue reading Yes and…

Spiritual Imagination

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen; Mike Cox, Worship Associate  The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link. Many spiritual practices help us to cultivate a deeper sense of imagination by asking us to engage our minds in visualization, deep focus, or simply following the threads of a particular thought process. Join us as we explore the imaginative … Continue reading Spiritual Imagination

The Future of Faith Formation

Rev. Zackrie Vinczen; Johanna Munson, Worship Associate The link to the service is: YouTube Video Link. The idea of Faith Formation is one that encourages us to get beyond Sunday morning and see the work we do as a church as an all week endeavor. Join us for this service as we explore what the idea … Continue reading The Future of Faith Formation

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