We often delay our own new beginnings because we are waiting for a perfect, guaranteed plan. We want life “grafted” and predictable. But the historical John Chapman—popularly known as Johnny Appleseed—offered a far more radical, spiritual vision. As a frontier mystic, Chapman strictly refused to clone or graft his trees. Instead, he planted wild, unpredictable seeds, trusting … Continue reading The Radical Seed: Messy Beginnings and Wild Fruit
This Sunday will explore the concept of “radical neighboring.” Radical neighboring happens when you invite all to your table and sit and eat with them even if it’s inconvenient. 2026.0802 OOS – The Welcome Table This is a multigenerational service so there will be no Children’s Chapel this Sunday. *** A Chance to Unit … Continue reading “The Welcome Table”
The road to peace is not always easy to navigate. However, as with any journey, there is a liminal moment where going forward is the only option, no matter the barriers that may be encountered. This service will explore the many, tiny steps that can motivate the journey and how our Unitarian Universalist values influence … Continue reading “I’m Mad as Hell and I’m Not Going to Take it Anymore”
Join first service on the monthly theme of “Widening the Circle” with long-time member Carrie Rice. Seeking Discomfort. Lessons learned from personal exploration and accidental tourism. This is a Zoom only service. Our Zoom Worship Meeting opens at 10:10am, with informational slides at 10:20 and worship beginning at 10:30. There are three ways to access … Continue reading Seeking Discomfort.
Ready or Not, Needed or Not, Christmas Comes. This year we pause to reflect on what we can anticipate and how we have waited in this time of slowness and remaining in place. Worship bags are being prepared for this event. Join us on Zoom for an evening service of stories and music prepared by … Continue reading Ready or Not, Needed or Not, Christmas Comes
Service at 10:30, followed by coffee hour. Join long-time congregant and UUFM lay leader Carrie Rice for worship this Sunday. Gratitude has been proven to re-wire our brains and thought patterns. In difficult, overwhelming times, finding and focusing on joy can be difficult. This morning, we will do just that: find what still moves us … Continue reading Online Worship Service and Coffee Hour
May 17, 2020—”In These Hard Time, There Will Always Be ________” Gratitude has been proven to re-wire our brains and thought patterns. In difficult, overwhelming times, finding and focusing on joy can be difficult. This morning, we will do just that: find what still moves us and gives us joy in these hard times. … Continue reading “In These Hard Time, There Will Always Be ________”
“Life does not always move forward in a rational manner.”—Rev. Peter Boullata The lyrics to Van Morrison’s song (“I’m standing in the darkness”) and the quotation above remind us that there is potential in laying fallow, that transformation may not happen on our personal timeline. A dark night of the soul, if embraced, offers opportunities … Continue reading “Dweller on the Threshold.”
The great Unitarian religious educator Rev. Sophia Lyon Fahs wrote “Each night a child is born is a holy night,” and she meant, too, that each and every child is a holy being. Join us this Sunday as our Children’s Faith Development Team organizes a no-rehearsal pageant and hymn sing, with our blessed children bringing … Continue reading All-Generation No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh calls us to important and perhaps uncomfortable insight: “When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity of accepting and having compassion for them is there.” Today … Continue reading Vision for Peace
