Reproductive rights are being undermined, our democracy has taken a heavy political blow, Nazis are back in the public square, our society is divided, and corporations continue to post record profits while regular folks suffer economically. And it is not mere pablum when I affirm: even still, all these fascists are bound to lose. We … Continue reading How This All Gets Better
Our favorite songs, whoever the artist or whatever the style, were created in a strange alchemy of study and inspiration, of strict practice and of letting go. Spiritual Practice is a similar combination of dedication, muscle memory, and perhaps a little divine inspiration. Join us for a musical exploration of learning to risk, building the muscle memory of courage, and … Continue reading It Takes Practice
What happens when we think of neighboring congregations not as competition but as partners? The Cambridge Platform from 1648 maps out how our autonomous, independent congregations can support one another. Now, nearly 375 years later, we are living out a similar version of this old idea. We hope to see you in person! Here is … Continue reading Stronger Together
While attending church every Sunday is good, I’ve learned that it is not usually a transformative, identity-shaping experience. That happens more reliably in two other settings: during retreats (such as our annual Spirituality Retreat) and at camp (such as Unirondack). We hope to see you in person! Here is the current in-person gathering policy. Online … Continue reading This Earth, This Spirit
It takes courage to offer and/or accept forgiveness. And there is more to the work than saying “I’m sorry” and “I forgive you.” We also need acceptance as well as change. All of that takes faith and courage! Join us for an all-congregation worship followed by workshops. Join us for these workshops after the Sunday … Continue reading Excuse Me
This is going to happen. The “Seven Principles” will be revised, rewritten, replaced. These particular words and phrases have been powerfully important to us for more than a generation. But they are going to be changed. What won’t change is the values and message behind the words. We hope to see you in person! Here … Continue reading Shaking the Faith
We are meant to be connected. We are meant to have roots that go down and also runners that travel out! We are meant to be in this together so we all might thrive. All this isolation and division around us cannot last and does not serve. We are meant to be connected. We hope … Continue reading Rooted in Beauty
On the first Sunday after Labor Day, we kick off the new congregational year with an Ingathering service, and a beautiful Water Communion ritual (or Water Ceremony). We invite you to bring a small amount of water from a place you have been to share with us. We hope to see you in person! Here is … Continue reading Celebrating Ingathering
We don’t have to be Zen masters or devout monks to be good at personal spiritual practice. We will examine what it means to take on a spiritual practice in order to achieve a sense of wholeness and satisfaction, to deepen our faith, and make meaning in these uncertain times. Rev. Kimberley Debus is a community … Continue reading Habits of the Heart
Over the centuries, we UUs have kept a ‘freedom of conscience’ concept in our central definitions of ourselves. We are not going to insist we all believe the same. This means we have some significant tensions around our beliefs. I find this makes them more interesting to explore! We hope to see you in person! … Continue reading Agreements and Tensions
