Our Memorial Day service will hold three intertwined threads:
Honoring those who died in military service
Acknowledging the human cost of war for families, communities, and the world
Recommitting to peace, justice, and compassionate citizenship
2026.0524 OOS – Memory, Mourning, and the Work of Peace
Due to a holiday … read more.
The International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day, is observed globally every September 21st. It was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly to promote peace and non-violence across nations and communities.
In 2001, the UN unanimously voted to designate it as a day of global ceasefire and … read more.
The youngest of 15 children born to Fred and Violet Dobitz, Gail Marie Dobitz, challenged and transformed their lives by her life-long vulnerability as a downs child who has grown into a precious little woman, who is now 51 years of age. Diane, the third born of this … read more.
Before anything appeared, before the Big Bang, there was sound. Sound has a spiritual as well as healing power. Sound healing has been in existence for thousands of years & is now beginning to be touted as the medicine of the future.
Diane Dobitz & Melinda … read more.
Come and rejoice in all that mother earth bestows on us daily! Share your ideas on community action to aid in Earth’s injuries caused by us. We will have a plant exchange. If you have plants to divide, seedlings, or house plants please bring … read more.
Congregants Sue Chambers, Teresa Neufelder, Rebecca Larrabee, and Diane Dobitz are planning an outdoor fire with drumming and ceremony to begin at 4:30pm on Wednesday, December 21. Follow the luminaria! Bring a chair or a blanket as you need. The event will last about a … read more.
We journey as an Earth community with all of life. Our annual Justice Sunday connects us with the UU Service Committee’s work to advance human rights and climate justice. We celebrate and challenge ourselves to continue and deepen the commitment we made as a congregation … read more.
June Theme: Blessings
Flower Communion
Flower Communion is an annual UU ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community.
Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert’s widow.
In this … read more.
To learn more before you come on Sunday check this out:
https://www.uua.org/giving/areas-support/funds/promise-and-practice
307 years after the first African people were brought as slaves to this continent, Carter G. Woodson in 1926 established a week in February as Negro History Week for his students. By 1976 … read more.
UU Minister, Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, said that she is often asked the question, “Is there a spiritual practice that is particularly Unitarian Universalist?” And, her response is, “I believe that there is — living into our covenantal relationships.” She goes on to say, “Being in … read more.
