Ambition Rehab You don’t have to be a ladder-climber to feel the pressure to impress. Whether it’s your LinkedIn bio or your spiritual résumé, ambition can quietly take over. This Sunday, we’ll explore what it means to be stewards—not stars—of the lives we’ve been given.
In Praise of Small Religions Not all religions build cathedrals. Some light a candle, whisper a name, or bake bread for someone who didn’t ask. This Sunday we honor the quiet, homemade rituals that don’t make headlines—but do, somehow, make a life sacred.
Take a Bow - Led by church member, Mary Testin How did Albert Einstein name his own spiritual journey of wonder and reverence?
Longing for Homesickness – Presenter, Danika Monarski Negative emotions such as homesickness and sorrow allow us to appreciate the beauty in having things precious enough to miss.
Stuck on Repeat: The Stuff We Love to Hate - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching We say we believe in change—until someone actually tries to. This Sunday, we’ll look at what happens when forgiveness is withheld like a prize instead of offered like a practice. How do we become people who believe in growth, even...
From Blisters to Blessings Every pilgrimage—whether across miles or through a season of life—leaves its mark. The journey can be long, the load uneven, and the blisters real. But along the way, something shifts: we’re changed not just by where we’re going, but by how we walk and who we walk with. This Sunday, we’ll...
Building and Engaging Our Church Community - Led by the Conflict Transformation Team Our diversity and differences can make us a stronger and richer congregation. The members of the newly formed Conflict Transformation Team will share information, insights, possibilities and resources we’ve gathered to serve our beloved church community.
Questions of Faith What if faith isn’t about having the right answers, but about learning to live with the questions? Join us as we explore how uncertainty can deepen our spiritual lives, and why the questions we carry might be the very path to connection, meaning, and hope.
Dogs and Their Bones – The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” A sermon on treasure, love, and the strange things we cling to.
The Untouchables - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching How grace breaks barriers, heals what’s hurting, and frees us from the labels that hold us back.
Lessons from Listening to Sargasso – led by Juanita Sundberg, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia In this presentation, I offer lessons learned from listening to sargasso, a seaweed currently landing in unprecedented volumes on Caribbean shores. Listening to seaweed, I suggest, challenges our imagined separation from nature and invites us into...
Water Communion & Ingathering Join us as we begin the 2025 – 26 church year with our beloved Water Communion service! Everyone is invited to bring a small container of water, whether from summer travels or a meaningful place closer to home, to add to our shared waters. Community Focus Collection (CFC) On the third...