Sometimes beauty has the power to shake up the status quo. Re-examine our assumptions. Invite curiosity. Come join us as we learn to embrace the paradox of beauty, wonder and courage as wise companions on our spiritual journey. Welcome! Rev. Jennifer Alviar is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spiritual innovator, and avid community builder. She cultivates … Continue reading “Discovering Beauty in Unexpected Places”
Come and explore the interrelationships of generosity, joy, and service as we try to live lives of integrity and purpose. This sermon will also make mention of the Cedars pledge drive! Rabindranath Tagore inspires us with his poem: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I … Continue reading Generosity: The Joy of Service
An exploration of why “everyday depression” comes to us, what it intends, and whatmeaning it may hold for us. Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in Port Townsend, Washington, from which he retired in 2018 as the Senior Minister after serving the congregation for fourteen years (2004-2018). Before … Continue reading Everyday Depression’: Our Potential Ally
The architect, philosopher and futurist R. Buckminster Fuller wrote, “We arecalled to be architects of the future, not its victims.” In our changing worldthat call has become increasingly urgent: when we hear it, how can werespond in ways that help create the future we hope to see? The Reverend Carol McKinley, now retired, lives in … Continue reading We Are Called
Reflecting on the power of community and the potential for small actions to have larger impacts and ripple effects, and about mindfulness and the importance of paying attention to details. Madeline Ostrander is a science journalist and writer whose work has appeared in NewYorker.com, The Nation, Sierra magazine, PBS’s NOVA Next, Slate, and numerous other outlets. … Continue reading Small Things
This service near the beginning of the new year will, Janus-like, look both ways. Following a sermon message engaging Denise Levertov’s poem “Once Only” as its text, it will include a “Composting Communion,” then, in community, greet the New Year! Rev. Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in … Continue reading Once Only
During the sermon portion of the service, we will be meditating while listening to an audio recording by a well-liked Vipassana practitioner. Sandy Spears is on the board of Cedars. She has an M.Ed. in early childhood and is MACTE certified. She spends all day with 2 1/2 to 5-year-olds and sometimes forgets to code-switch when … Continue reading Meditation
Hosted by The Music Committee Join us for a special service where we reflect on the hymns that have resonated through our hearts each month from February to November. In this soulful gathering, we’ll explore the melodies that have shaped our spiritual journey, delving into the rich tapestry of emotions woven into these hymns.
In the early 60’s Directors of Religious Education were responding to parent and youth requests for help navigating the changing world of sexuality, when they joined forces with the UUA to create a new sexuality curriculum for middle schoolers, called About Your Sexuality (AYS). Today, we have the lifespan sexuality curriculum, Our Whole Lives (OWL), … Continue reading UUs and Sex Education
