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Our Home

This country was founded on another. Native Americans were systematically pushed out of their homes and off their land. How do we move forward and also face our history? Speaker: Rev. Jennifer Gracen Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Reader: Julie Huddle Land Acknowledgement: Janet Burns Chalice Lighter: Whit Sears Our service will be online at 10:45am. … Continue reading Our Home

On the Threshold

Between our birth and our death we cross many thresholds in our lives. Speaker: Rev Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Ron Relic The first service is at 9:00am Sunday, October 31, 2021. This service will be held outside on our church grounds. This will be a shortened service. We ask that all attending be masked regardless of vaccination … Continue reading On the Threshold

The Generosity Path

How can generosity inform our relationship to our resources? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Sue Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: M.E. Tanabe Reader: Elizabeth Young Did you miss the service? You can watch it here.

Wonder

How do we find the energy to address the challenges this world brings to us? What can cultivating wonder offer in our lives? A Faith for Climate Service. Speaker: Worship Arts Team Worship Leader: George “Kaz” Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: Sandy Eckert Story for All Ages: Earth at the Interplanetary Conference by Aaron McEmrys Hymn: All … Continue reading Wonder

Caravans and Broken Vows

We are a congregation that welcomes all. In any community of people traveling through life together we will find exciting possibilities as well as unexpected challenges. How do we navigate both? Speaker: Rev Jennifer Gracen Worship Leader: Jesse Bowen Story for All Ages: The Jug and the Rock by Faye Morgensen – Told by Rev. … Continue reading Caravans and Broken Vows

Independence and Interdependence

What is congregational polity? How does it impact our relationship to other Unitarian Universalists and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Story for All Ages: “The Almond Tree” by Faye Mogensen Music: “One Voice” with Cassandra Vohs-Demann, Carrie MacDonald, & Lynn Schauble Hymn: “We Would be One” with … Continue reading Independence and Interdependence

Power, Partnership and Change

At the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), we believe that thetransformational solutions we need come from communities most directlyimpacted by injustice. Join us for this year’s Guest at Your Tableprogram to learn what UUSC partners are doing to address immediateinjustices – as well as what they envision for the future. At thisextraordinary juncture in history, … Continue reading Power, Partnership and Change

The Best Holes in the World

What is our purpose as a community? The reason we exist? What if the answer is not what we expect? Join Rev. Jenn Gracen as we explore these questions. Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Chalice Lighter: Leah Mikkelson Did you miss this service? You can watch it here.

The Turbulent Waters

Our annual water communion service won’t be what we’d hoped for this year. And it is still a vitally important ritual in the life of our community. It is a reminder that even when the waters are turbulent they are connected to one another. Have water available for our online service. Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen … Continue reading The Turbulent Waters

When We Unite

When people come together in large groups to demand change things change. Join us as we explore the meaning of labor day in this time. Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: George “Kaz” Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: Irene Raven The first service is at 9:00am Sunday, September 5, 2021. This service will be held outside on … Continue reading When We Unite