In our Unitarian Universalist congregations, we find our ways to honor many religious traditions. This Sunday, through story and song, we will celebrate Advent, Hanukkah, and Solstice together. There are many ways to find and shine our light in this season. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is … Continue reading Winter Holidays Service
A new Sci-Fi book (the Monk and Robot series) I am reading has a robot ask: “What do humans need?” Good fiction can get us pondering deep questions and uncovering big possibilities. Good fiction reveals important realities in our living. How would you answer? What do you see that we need? We hope to see … Continue reading Tea and Purpose
December’s theme is Choosing Hope. Star Wars is a classic space fantasy movie series that features hope as a key tool for dealing with “the Empire.” The power of hope is a surprisingly common theme in dystopian stories. Join us for a fun exploration of hope together. (First Sunday workshops for all ages to follow.) We hope … Continue reading A New Hope Always Helps
Rev. Janet Parsons reminds us that “we cannot wait until everything is going well to practice gratitude.” In times of struggle and hardship it is more important than ever to find appreciation for both the gifts and the challenges that life brings. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking … Continue reading Grateful for it All
“We are the flour. We are the salt. We are the dough punched down and rising. We are the fire of the oven and the cool of the breeze.” These words by Becky Brooks humbly invite us into the season of gratitude and communion and community. We hope to see you in person or online. … Continue reading The Queen’s Loaves
This is a sermon about exactly that: why you are part of this congregation. UUCB. This Sunday is a collaboration with all of you – bring your stories, your reasons for showing up, your ‘testimonials’ even. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09Meeting ID: … Continue reading “And that’s why we go to church.”
Despite the troubles around us, we must throw our lot in with those who “reconstitute the world” as Adrienne Rich put it. How do we do this? We love one another and share out joy, we protect freedoms and stop harm, and we practice the change we long to see in the world. We hope … Continue reading To Preserve What is Sacred
Join us for our First Sunday Worship and Workshops on the theme of Nurturing Gratitude. We often feel protective of the good things in our lives. We might want to wrap up the things we love in a thick layer of gauze or bubble wrap. But does that ever really work? We hope to see you in … Continue reading Memory Jars
One hundred years ago, (10/22/25) Gandhi published a list of “seven social sins” written by an Anglican priest named Frederic Donaldson. Gandhi’s popularization of the list was very influential. It is intriguing to consider the Christian idea of personal sin from a societal perspective. We hope to see you in person or online. For in … Continue reading Seven Social Sins
In our annual partnership service, we celebrate the connections among communities that provide not only spiritual inspiration, but a web that we have used for mutual aid and support over many years, and can serve the resilience and strength of community in our troubled times. We hope to see you in person or online. For … Continue reading Constellations
