During this festival of Chanukah, we’ll explore the ideas of living in a time of rising fear, community solidarity, and being good neighbors. Rev. Jo joins us virtually from Boston, where she is the Minister for Lifespan Learning at the UU Area Church in Sherborn, MA and the Worship Arts Coordinator at The Sanctuary Boston. … Continue reading Candles in the Window
Join us for another celebration of gratitude, gathered around the table together. With song and story, reflection and even a little food – our worship for all ages has something for everyone. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09 Meeting ID: … Continue reading So All May Be Fed
W.H. Auden wrote “September 1, 1939” about WWII. Our work remains: to build solidarity, to uphold justice, to shine our light, and love bravely in a world too full of desperate loneliness and alienation. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09 … Continue reading To Show an Affirming Flame
The Day of the Dead, Halloween, Samhain, and All Souls Day are all different cultural invitations into honoring the transition from life to death, of remembering loved ones whom we have lost. This Sunday we will host a Memory Tree ritual together for our First Sunday worship. We hope to see you in person! Our … Continue reading Memory Tree
This morning in the service we will share the results of a special challenge we gave to a handful of UUCB families – we asked them what they might do to make the world a better place, and we gave them some resources to follow through with their ideas. Join us for our First Sunday Workshops following the service. We … Continue reading Making the World a Better Place
It is a powerful experience to know yourself and to be known by others. Our new Chalice Circles are a way to form ties with others and to deepen your self-knowledge. Our groups strengthen the heart of our community through meaning-making and simple friendships. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended … Continue reading The Taming of Foxes
Trauma takes up residence in our bodies. Healing also begins with our bodies. Remembering, or perhaps we could say, “re-member-ing” ourselves as individuals is not done in isolation. We need communities where the healing can ripple out. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. … Continue reading Grandma’s Hands
The “freedom clause” has long been a fascinating part of our Unitarian and Universalists histories. It allowed us to have a statement of identity without requiring conformity. This Sunday is a celebration of our collaboration with the UU churches in Athens, PA and Cortland NY. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy … Continue reading Freedom Clause
Join us as we come back together to celebrate a new church year together. Bring a small amount of water from a place that is special to you to add to our water communion service. “What is it you plan to do,” the poet asks each of us, “with your one wild and precious life?” Perhaps … Continue reading Ingathering Sunday: Adventure Awaits!
The trends are upon us! Attendance and participation in religious communities are declining in the US across the board. This has been going on for a while, but the pandemic increased things. Maybe there are good reasons for not attending that we can learn from. What do people need today that we could offer? Our … Continue reading Church: Why Bother?
