The Stories We Inherit, the Stories We Become - led by Jessica Zimmer-Saltzman, DRE and aspirant for UU ministry We’re shaped by the stories we grow up inside and by the ones that challenge us, unsettle us, or invite us to grow in new directions. In this sermon, we’ll explore what happens when we meet...
Flower Communion – the Rev. Brian Mason, preaching Today we celebrate Flower Communion, a beloved Unitarian Universalist tradition. Each person brings a flower to create a shared bouquet – a symbol of the beauty and uniqueness each of us brings to our community. Like the flowers, no two of us are the same, and each...
Inappropriate Laughter Fan Club - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching In hospital waiting rooms. In the checkout line. In the back of the tent when you think no one can hear. Somewhere in us there’s a laugh we haven't let out — the one that says, sure, okay, more is coming. A sermon about Sarah's...
Solstice: Certainty in Uncertain Times – Randy Jefferson, Member of the Religious Services Committee Join in our observation of the summer solstice, celebrating the high sun as we express gratitude for our oneness with the natural world and its steadying influence. The midyear is a time for reflection, looking back with thanks and ahead with...
Masking for Jesus: Religion and Neurodivergence – Danika Monarksi, Guest Speaker Our minds are as beautiful and diverse as our religious and spiritual journeys and beliefs. Bring your fidget toys and jittery legs to celebrate our differences and explore the intersections of religion and the neurodiverse experience as told through personal experience, peer-reviewed research, and...
Does Anyone Remember Why We’re Mad? — The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching Have you ever gotten irritated with someone, said something mean, and then later asked yourself, Why am I even mad? But kept it going anyway because the other person seemed mad now too, and you didn’t want to lose an argument you don’t remember...
When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough Be all you can be. We're #1. Second place is just the first loser. Somewhere along the way, ordinary became the same as failing. Even to ourselves. Even in private. You finish something, and before the satisfaction has a chance to land, you're already noting what you’d do differently next...
Builders - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching Building is an act of creativity and courage. So, sometimes, is tearing down. How do we know which one the moment is asking of us, and what moves us to answer?
Football Is Life, and So Are Second Chances – led by Jessica Zimmer-Saltzman, DRE and aspirant for UU ministry What can a mustachioed American football coach teach us about soccer, forgiveness, and living a good life? Quite a bit, it turns out. Drawing on the unexpected wisdom of the television series Ted Lasso, this service explores why...
Becoming A Way Across the River – led by Jay Coldwell and Mary Testin How can we become stepping stones for each other in the stream of life? What is being asked of us to help each other reach the other side? With meditation and dance, we'll explore these ideas together. Jay Coldwell and...
A Fidget’s Guide to the Galaxy - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching There’s a particular restlessness that shows up whenever life asks us to stay put — through a meeting, a marriage, a silence, a decade in the same pew. This week: what our fidgeting doesn’t know, what the old monks built entire vows around,...
Unhistoric Acts - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching On blockbuster heroes, the people who never make the highlight reel, and what it means to believe in the supreme worth of every human personality.
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