A poetry service in recognition of National Poetry Month and PoemCity. UCM members will share original poems on a variety of themes, including this month’s worship theme, “Possibilities.” Music will feature the UCM choir singing “Intersections,” with music by Lotus and words from a poem by Maxine Leary.
In our annual service of remembrance, we pause to remember our loved ones who have died. We light candles and offer music in their memory and honor those whose memory and love we carry with us. Music provided by Carolyn’s Angel Band. Here is a link to the current list of those who will be … Continue reading November 2, To Say Their Names
A poetry service in continuing recognition of Poetry Month and PoemCity. Poems will reflect this month’s worship theme, “Beauty.”
We celebrate the arrival of spring and the holy days of Easter and Passover that remind us that new life and liberation are always available when we rise in love. Join in this all ages service of story, ritual, and song.
A service to mark the threshold between this year and the next and to invite wonder into our lives featuring reflections from several UCM members. Music will be provided by Callum Robechek on piano.
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.”
Life’s transitions can bring chaos and disorientation, making us question everything. In this service of ritual and reflection, we explore what it would mean to view each transition as a process of letting go, holding the mystery and unknown, and then taking hold of new possibilities. For this week’s service only, there will be no livestream, however, the … Continue reading December 31, Holding Space for the In-Betweens
As we enter the month of December, we’ll begin to explore the theme of mystery, and ask ourselves how we might embrace uncertainty, darkness, and not knowing with an open heart. Through readings, music, and movement, the members of the Worship and Arts Committee invite the congregation to reflect on the meaning and presence of mystery in our lives.
We share in our annual Flower Communion Sunday commemorating the 100th Anniversary of this ritual which was first celebrated on June 4, 1923 in the Unitarian Church in Prague. The ceremony was conceived by the Rev. Norbert Čapek who felt that people in the Church needed a symbolic ritual that would bind them more closely … Continue reading June 4, Flower Communion
Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, and we will have an intimate worship service at the usual time. Join us for a Unitarian Universalist Christmas celebration featuring special music, readings, and plenty of warm conviviality. There will not be children’s spiritual exploration programming this Sunday. Children and adults alike are welcome in the service.
