Speaker: Rev. Everett Howe

The Blessings of Change

The only constant in life is change — and yet, when we are feeling comfortable with the way things currently are, it is easy to resist change, or to fear it. The trick is to see change not just as the loss of what is, … read more.

Fearful Symmetry

“Memorial Day Auction sermon, SJIA”

Is perfection attainable? What is the infinite? Is there an underlying order behind the things we observe? These questions touch upon our spiritual lives. They are also questions that are familiar to mathematicians. This year’s “auction sermon” winner asked to hear … read more.

Flower Communion

Join us in person or on Zoom for our annual Flower Communion service. We will celebrate the beauty of community, and what each one of us brings to help create it.

If you plan to be there in person, be sure to reserve your space. … read more.

The Stranger on the Road

Easter is the most important holiday from the Christian roots of Unitarian Universalism, and it can have meaning even for those of us who identify more closely with the other, non-Christian, sources of our faith. In this family-friendly service, we will see how the Easter … read more.

Coming Home

As the Omicron surge dies down, we hope to finally “come home” to our congregation’s campus and have multi-platform services, with some people participating on Sunday in person and others joining in by Zoom or YouTube. In what other ways can we make our homecoming … read more.

Renewing Faith

Spring is traditionally a time of opening up — a time of coming out from our winter hibernation, seeing the life springing up around us, and joining in. From spring cleaning to Imbolc, from Groundhog Day to Easter, this is a time of rebirth and … read more.

Pastor, prophet, teacher, scholar…and you

A congregation has many ministries, and we each play a part in them. We minister to our friends, to our congregation, and to the world. We’ll look at the different ministerial roles we each might take on at times, and how these roles have been perceived throughout … read more.

The Road to Hell

“I apologize if my words upset anyone.”

How many times have you heard someone make an apology that was not actually an apology? And how can we learn to not be that kind of person? In this service, we’ll consider ways of expanding our perspective and … read more.

Bending the Arc

One of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most well-known quotations is that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” King was memorably summarizing a longer quotation by the Unitarian minister Theodore Parker from the 1850s. But the question remains, what … read more.

Christmas Eve Service

Description: Join us on Zoom for candles, carols, and the Christmas story at our annual Christmas Eve service, focusing on the meaning of Christmas in our diverse theologies.