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
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
Sometimes healing does not happen, sometimes it feels more important to be right and to point out who is wrong and the many, many ways of their wrongness. Or we can be open to a different future. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09Meeting … Continue reading Sometimes, Things Break
The Bible repeatedly sanctions believers to treat vulnerable people in a fair and just way – particularly widows and orphans, the poor, and foreigners. Our current administration’s immigration policies and practices are deeply anti-Christian and immoral. 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 Do Not Oppress the Foreigner
E. B. White once said, “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” In the full quote, White decides that savoring is more important. This Labor Day, let us consider how … Continue reading To Save or Savor
I am well convinced that the main reason people are part of this congregation is to be part of a community. Yes, the thought-provoking sermons are important, and the justice work and inclusivity are key pieces, and the invitation into an authentic spirituality matters a lot. But across the board – everyone wants to be … Continue reading To Know and Be Known
We revive a tradition of inviting the congregation to submit questions to the minister during the service, which Douglas will respond to during the sermon portion of the service. Questions can be religious, spiritual, ethical, or pastoral in nature. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is optional. Online … Continue reading Question Box Sermon
Join us this Sunday to honor the many passages we share over the course of a year together. We will recognize New Members, Bridging Youth, OWL students, as well as the Births, Marriages, and Deaths within our community. Following the 10:30 service, we will hold our Annual Meeting, which will be followed by our annual … Continue reading Passages
With our annual Flower Ceremony, we honor the dynamic cycles of growth and beauty. We participate in the cycles and flourish. Flowers are impermanent, and yet we have chosen flowers as a symbol of our religious community rather than a rock. Remember to bring a flower to share as part of the ceremony! We hope to … Continue reading Stone Leaf
