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, but as the opening of new possibilities for what can … Continue reading The Blessings of Change
“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 Rev. Everett’s thoughts on how religion and mathematics are … Continue reading Fearful Symmetry
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. See the sidebar for details. About the Speaker: If you … Continue reading Flower Communion
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 story can provide inspiration, hope, and renewal for us all. … Continue reading The Stranger on the Road
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 meaningful? Let’s come home, welcome others, and recommit to our … Continue reading Coming Home
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 renewal. But renewing our faith can be difficult when we … Continue reading Renewing Faith
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 our UU history. Are our ideas about what’s important in … Continue reading Pastor, prophet, teacher, scholar…and you
“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 our sympathies so that we are less likely to … Continue reading The Road to Hell
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 makes the arc bend towards justice? It must be more … Continue reading Bending the Arc
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.
