In this worship service, musical selections from George Harrison, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Oscar Hammerstein are featured as Rev. Joan and the members of the Welcoming Congregation Committee celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility. While much that is reported about the life of transgender individuals concentrates on abuse and hardship, this service aims to … Continue reading March 31, There’s a Place for Us
We are living in troubled times. Threats to basic human rights are on the rise, as stark barriers defining “us” and “them” are fortified and championed. But our faith speaks a different word into these difficult times: it calls us to keep our hearts and minds open, and our hands turned to the urgent needs … Continue reading March 24, Something New, Something Saving, Something True
This year, Music Sunday is built around words from Psalm 42 “Like as the hart (deer) desires the water, so longs my soul after you, O God.” Settings of those words by the 16th c. Italian composer Giovanni da Palestrina and 20th c. British composer Herbert Howells will frame a 20-minute long setting of the … Continue reading March 17, Music Sunday
We are part of a long line of generous stewards – those who have journeyed before us and those who will come after us who light a path of generosity and care. What does it mean to join this community of stewards? And, how do we offer one another what we need as we journey … Continue reading March 10, Lighting Our Way
To live is to love and to lose. In this service, we draw on the poetry of Mary Oliver to explore the journey of grief, loss, and healing. Music9AM: UCM Choir11AM: Aaron Marcus Spiritual Exploration9AM: PreK-6th grade “one room”11AM: PreK-K class, 1-6th grade “one room”Click here for more details about Spiritual Exploration on Sunday mornings.
We welcome retired United Church of Christ minister, Rev. Kate Stevens, to our pulpit. In her sermon, “The Road Home,” she will share experiences from her three-month journey to the South to learn all she could about civil rights, racism, white supremacy and more. In our last service during Black History Month, Rev. Stevens’ insights … Continue reading February 24, The Road Home
