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Watch the service HERE. At the UUA General Assembly the 1986 Ware Lecturer Kurt Vonnegut drew a distinction between love and respect. He said that one day his wife told him she did not love him. That is normal, Vonnegut noted. Then he said, “If she had wanted to terminate the marriage, to carry it … Continue reading Respecting Love and Loving Respect
Watch the service HERE. Sally Betser, a former member of Eastrose Fellowship, is a life-long health care practitioner and educator. A former paramedic, retired nurse, and current death doula, she spends her time (when she isn’t quilting) learning, sharing, advocating for, and speaking about end-of-life options in our modern world. She joins us today to … Continue reading Grace and Dignity
Watch the service HERE. We as human beings (and especially as churches) have an uncomfortable relationship with not being perfect, and work to try a project as much of an image of perfection as possible. But, by letting go and acknowledging that we are not perfect, there is the opportunity for understanding ourselves more deeply … Continue reading The Sermon That Almost Wasn’t (But Yet Still Needed to Be)
Watch the service HERE. Popular songs, art works, photos, favorite places, sayings, post-its, fridge magnets, popular music and other influences in our lives. We are all on an individual spiritual path and are influenced by many recognized and subliminal experiences. We are always in connection with life’s subtle lessons. This will be a light-hearted look … Continue reading The Seventh Source
Drawing from traditional myths, tales and poems storyteller Will Hornyak considers the spiritual dimensions of freedom in honor of Independence Day July 4. Worship Leader: Eric Tschuy
The pandemic has wrought change and created uncertainty for institutions, like our Unitarian Universalist congregations, and our wider world. Who and what are we becoming, individually and collectively? Our GA Sunday service explores these themes as we gather in community to celebrate the best of who we UUs are.
Watch the service HERE. OR 7 is the famous wolf who trekked hundreds of miles across Oregon looking for a mate. He found his mate in Northern California, and they moved back to Oregon and raised their family there. OR 7 became a father against all odds. What can we learn about human fatherhood from … Continue reading Of Dads and Wolves
Watch the service HERE. Bring flowers from your yard or neighborhood to celebrate the annual flower communion. This Unitarian Universalist celebration acknowledges that as no two flowers are alike, so no two people are alike, yet each has a contribution to make. Together the different flowers form a beautiful bouquet. Our common bouquet would not … Continue reading Annual Flower Communion
Watch the service HERE. Greg will tell us a story about a snowstorm that introduces a hopeful perspective we might adopt in perilous times. Worship Leader: Carol Knox Greg is a retired critical care RN. Prior to that, he worked as a Biologist with Alaska Department of Fish and Game in King Cove, Alaska, as a substitute … Continue reading How Can Universal Love and Justice Be The Values of Humanity?
Watch the service HERE. Finding our humanity in our personal, familial and societal history… this is our charge that we may learn from the past about what we are made of, how our struggles shape us, and how we can learn to love each other. Ryan and Deanna Hall live in Sandy, Oregon with their … Continue reading Finding Humanity in Our History
