Forever Turning
This Sunday, we gather to acknowledge the turning year and the changes ahead for UUP as we prepare to welcome a new minister. Join us for music and reflections on endings, beginnings, and the miracle of renewal.
Topic: Monthly Worship Themes 2020-2021
Ethics: Stories of Right and Wrong
What are the influential stories of “right” and “wrong” that have formed our lives? What kinds of morality tales have shaped our consciousness? What kinds of stories are liberating and life-giving ways of supporting ethics?
Wake Now Our Vision – Part II
What can it mean to move from “I” to “We” in telling “our story” as a congregation? Today we continue to explore the stories we carry about the past, present and the future, while lifting up the power and promise of VISION. All are welcome for this service of inquiry and celebration.
Rose Communion & Letter Writing Ceremony
Lisa Nosal & Karen Mansergh, Worship Associates; Will Johnson, Accompanist What can we learn from the rose? Please join us for UUP’s Rose Communion, where we consider what we might release in order to move forward in our lives with more freedom and ease, and our Letter Writing ritual, where we write letters to our … Continue reading Rose Communion & Letter Writing Ceremony
Winter Solstice
Honor the Winter Solstice with Jennifer Martin, Francis Prévot & Andrew Richardson, Worship Associates, and Will Johnson, Accompanist.
Finding a Stillness Between the Words
Rev. Dara Olandt, Minister; Ellen Beeler, Worship Associate; Will Johnson, AccompanistHow can stillness be a teacher? Through engaging contemplative practices that involve listening deeply to sound, word, and self, we’ll explore what it means to uncover a stillness within.
Across the Great Divide
We gather on this Sunday to reflect about courage, hope, and what it takes to heal while repairing the world together. What does spiritual renewal mean in the midst of a great divide? How do we face polarization and division in our country? All are welcome for this service of inquiry and hope. Rev. Dara Olandt, MinisterKaren … Continue reading Across the Great Divide
Blessing of the Animals: A multi-generational service
Welcome one and all for a very special time of honoring and acknowledging the sacred relationship that exists among all the creatures of the earth! We shall warmly welcome and celebrate our animal companions in this service! Please consider bringing your beloved pet to our live zoom service to relieve a special blessing, or consider … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals: A multi-generational service
The Practice of Deep Listening
Deep Listening is listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear no matter what you are doing– a heightened state of awareness that connects to all that there is. We will listen to new voices that prepared the way for Deep Listening and discover new foundations for making music together. Join us in … Continue reading The Practice of Deep Listening
Let the Waves Wash Over Me
We all feel the waves threatening to pull us under. Waves of grief, waves of anger, waves of despair, waves of uncertainty. What might happen if we acknowledged that we were already under? What might happen if we open ourselves up to surrender? And what freedom — and renewal — might we find if we … Continue reading Let the Waves Wash Over Me