Topic: Life's journey

The Anchor Point

Virtual Worship Service Rev. Bruce Bode, Guest MinisterBryan Baker, Worship Associate The link to the Service is: YouTube link. Through composer/singer Meg Barnhouse’s song “All Will Be Well,” an interior dialogue with the 14th century mystic Julian of Norwich, we will explore an answer to what is, perhaps, the most basic, existential question we humans can … Continue reading The Anchor Point

Finding Balance

Virtual Worship Service Rev. Zackrie Vinczen, MinisterPenny Brewer, Worship Associate The YouTube link to the service is: Sunday Worship Service. March 20th, 2021 was the Spring Equinox, a time when there is a balance between light and dark. Join us for this virtual service as we consider the importance of seeking after balance and the lessons … Continue reading Finding Balance

The Far Side of Destruction

Virtual Worship Service Rev. Zackrie Vinczen, MinisterMike Cox, Worship Associate What comes after destruction? What possibilities are available when we pass through the old and find ourselves in the new? What needs to be destroyed? In this service we will consider the role of destruction in our lives and explore what awaits us on the … Continue reading The Far Side of Destruction

The Healing Power of Stories

Virtual Worship Service Kathryn Jay, Faith Formation LeaderJohanna Munson, Worship Associate “Let me tell you a story” We are made of stories just as much as we are made of atoms. Sometimes these stories uplift and sustain us, but some of the stories we tell about ourselves do us harm. Can we heal ourselves by … Continue reading The Healing Power of Stories

All Souls Day

Virtual Worship Service Rev. Zackrie VinczenJohanna Munson, Worship Associate Join Rev. Zackrie and Johanna Munson as we pause to remember those who have died and consider the lessons we can still learn from them. The YouTube link to the service is: Sunday Worship Service. Coffee Hour will follow the service.

When The Walls Come Pressing In

Virtual Worship Service Rev. Zackrie VinczenJohanna Munson, Worship Associate I often look at my to do list and find myself feeling a bit overwhelmed, and yet I still have to keep going. In this service, we will consider skills to help keep the walls from pressing in. The YouTube link to the service is: Sunday Worship … Continue reading When The Walls Come Pressing In

Needs vs. Wants

American writer and humorist, Peter Dunne, said that the role of journalism is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. In this service, we will consider this quotation and explore what wisdom we can learn by moving beyond our own comfort. Please join Rev. Zackrie, Minister, and Mike Cox, Worship Associate, for this service, … Continue reading Needs vs. Wants

The Journey of Collaboration

This will be the last service from the Puget Sound Worship Collaborative of Cedars, Northlake, Saltwater, and Westside UU Churches. Cedars virtual services will resume on September 6th. Over the past several weeks, our congregations have joined together to lend support and explore new possibilities for worship and community building. As our journey together draws … Continue reading The Journey of Collaboration

Blessing of the Animals

Join Rev. Kristen Kuriga (Saltwater UU Church) and Worship Associate Linda Lane (Northlake UU Church) to celebrate the blessing of the animals. This is an opportunity to honor the connection we have with our beloved pets, and to express our gratitude and good wishes for the friendship and care they bring to our lives. There … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals

Moving, Hand in Hand

From our very beginnings we have known that we Unitarian Universalists cannot travel this path of discernment and commitment alone. We feel the blessing of having companions with us on our journey, but the accompanying burden of being a good companion to others, we often carry with real discomfort. In this service, led by Rev. … Continue reading Moving, Hand in Hand