We bring our regular church year services to a close with our annual Flower Communion Sunday. We celebrate the delight of communion with one another and the natural world and claim the joy of being fully and wholly ourselves. All ages are invited to participate in the flower communion. Please bring a cut flower from … Continue reading June 9, 2024 (Worship Service) Joy as Resistance: Flower Communion and Pride Sunday

We honor and celebrate the spiritual exploration we have engaged in this church year as a congregation of children, youth, and adults. We will appreciate the volunteer teachers and facilitators who have made spiritual exploration programs possible. We will also recognize graduating high school seniors as they “bridge” into young adulthood. All ages are invited … Continue reading June 2, 2024 (Worship Service) Lifespan Spiritual Exploration Sunday

Today’s service explores challenges and opportunities as we engage with pluralism, this month’s worship theme, and a core value in the UUA’s proposed revisions to Article II (Purposes and Covenant). How does living at this time in history, at UCM and in the wider society, invite and challenge us to find meaning and purpose? Is … Continue reading May 26, 2024 (Worship Service) The Blessed Rage for Order: Challenges of Pluralism & Progress

As we explore Pluralism as an essential value of Unitarian Universalism, it can be helpful to look at it both “out there” in the world and “in here” as part of a possible UU congregational covenant. Using the concept of “freedom of the pulpit & pew,” our guest minister, the Rev. Karen G. Johnston, will … Continue reading May 12, 2024 (Worship Service) Pluralism & Freedom: Pew & Pulpit

Unitarian Universalism affirms that we are part of an interdependent web of all existence. The proposed revision to Article II of the UUA Bylaws includes a stated commitment to: “protect Earth and all beings from exploitation” and “create and nurture sustainable relationships of care and respect, mutuality and justice.” How can we live into the … Continue reading April 28, 2024 (Worship Service) Keep the Circle Whole

While many people living in the United States might think of Unitarian Universalism as a uniquely North American religion, it is in fact a living tradition that inspires people across the globe. The unique stories of how Unitarianism and Universalism each gained a foothold in the Philippines, a country with a long history of colonialism, … Continue reading May 5, 2024 (Worship Service) Liberated in Faith

A poetry service in honor of National Poetry Month and PoemCity. Music will include the UCM choir singing a setting of Wendell Berry’s poem “Slowly, Slowly, They Return.” View or Download the order of service

Human beings are developing artificial intelligence at a rapid pace. We grapple with what this new technology means even as we continue to build it. Can our search for answers lead us to more fully embrace that which makes us human? During today’s service, we will recognize the newest members to join our congregation in … Continue reading April 14, 2024 (Worship Service) I’m Not a Robot

The universe is a source of mystery and wonder. Scientific inquiry and the exploration of all that exists beyond this planet brings us new knowledge and inspires awe. Let us marvel at what science reveals and appreciate our place in the cosmos. Music will include selections by vocalist Marc Gwinn. View or Download the order … Continue reading April 7, 2024 (Worship Service) Looking Up at the Sky

With Easter and the return of spring, we are reminded of life’s re-emergence after seasons of death and darkness. What in you is in need of resurrection? In what ways do we need the hope of rebirth? How can we encourage new life to arise? Music will be provided by the UCM choir singing “Rising,” … Continue reading March 31, 2024 (Worship Service) Rise Again