Our theme for worship in December is “peace.” Tis the season of peaceful thoughts, when we sing songs and hymns about peace, and celebrate a vision of peace on Earth. But, does our society merely pay lip service to this ideal? What would it take to achieve meaningful peace? How does this challenge us as … Continue reading Radical Peace
Our national celebration of Thanksgiving, on the face of it a time for gratitude for the harvest and of welcome into a new land, carries with it a sense of something much deeper and less easily celebrated, bound up with the legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, and of the brutal disregard for the First … Continue reading Thanksgiving / Thanksgrieving (Plus: Stone Soup!)
What is fueling the toxicity of the national discourse and how are we called respond as people of liberal faith? Please join Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae and Worship Associate Nancy Blake for worship this week as we consider these critical questions and hold space for those impacted by this most recent cultural trauma. Minister: The Reverend … Continue reading #BelieveSurvivors
Do we admit to ourselves we worry, have anxiety and fears about our children, the state of the world, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis? What keeps you up at night? Are you glued to your digital devices? What do you do to self-soothe, to unplug, to bring yourself down from what has become a constant state of … Continue reading Still Crazy After All These Years
Our annual Labor Day Songs service will feature songs of resistance and struggle, new and old, ranging from “Which Side Are You On?” to “The Tide is Rising.” UUP’s own Undogmatics will reconvene for the occasion (as they do every year), and all are invited to sing out loud and strong to bolster our spirits … Continue reading Songs of Resistance & Resilience
