Whose stories are we missing? What if there is another side to the stories we love? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Ron Relic Story for All Ages: Jesus the Storyteller and the Teacher from Spirit Play told by Heather Madaus Chalice Lighter: Peter Tinkler Hymns: Billy Seger Did you miss this service? You can … Continue reading Who Tells Your Story?
Judaism has much to teach us on the advantage and rightness of always striving to go beyond where we are at any given moment in time. Can we learn to not only be comfortable with but to embrace the state of becoming? Guest Speaker: Rabbi Maralee Gordon Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Chalice Lighter: Ray Beth … Continue reading Becoming as a Perpetual State of Being
We all have regrets about things we have chosen NOT to do in our lives. In her sermon, Rev. Julie Stoneberg invites us to view our regrets through a different lens. Read by Carol Alfus Speaker: Carol Alfus Worship Leader: George “Kaz” Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: Sue McCowin Reading: Jesse Bowen Music: Ken Johnson & Billy … Continue reading The Road Not Taken
Join us for our Easter service with guest speaker, Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt. This has been a hard year, and in some ways it’s hard to imagine how things will ever really get better. Join us this week as we celebrate anyway in story, song, and sermon the power of life and love over death … Continue reading Easter in a Good Friday World
How often are we (individually and collectively) in transition, becoming something or someone new, without even realizing it? We are invited to notice when we’re in this liminal space and embrace it as sacred and holy. Rev. Mary Dicken is an ordained United Methodist clergyperson, currently serving at Meridian Street United Methodist Church in Indianapolis … Continue reading The Liminal Space of Becoming
“Our work experience, our relationships and our own sense of peace are strongly tied to the commitments we make. Commitments require long, hard work and honoring them seldom results in life being easy all of the time. This is especially true for a nation of people whom have grown accustomed to a lifestyle filled with … Continue reading A Commitment to Commitment
During Women’s History month we explore intersectional reproductive justice. Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Carol Alfus Chalice Lighter: Gloria Van Hof After the service we will have Religious Education classes, breakout rooms for coffee hour and Inquirers for newcomers. Did you miss our service? You can watch it here.
Every week we recite a purpose that starts: “We journey as a family…”. What gifts can that statement offer us? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Sue Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: Dave Dreyer Story for All Ages: A Home for God We took a special offering for Compassion for Campers this Sunday. Compassion for Campers is … Continue reading We Journey as a Family
What does it mean to commit to a community? Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: Ron Relic Chalice Lighter: Lisa Campagnolo Special Music: Cherish the Flame by Cassandra Vohs-Demann Hymns: Billy Seger Story for All Ages: John Murray, Coming to America Did you miss this service? You can still watch it here.
Martha and Waitstill Sharp went to Poland on behalf of the Unitarian Service Committee during WW2. While they were there they smuggled Jewish people out of reach of the Nazis, risking their lives in the process. Speaker: Rev. Jenn Gracen Worship Leader: George “Kaz” Kazlusky Chalice Lighter: Ted Funn Music: Billy Seger Story for All … Continue reading No Greater Love
