Watch the service HERE. You’ve seen them everywhere – at peace rallies and Pride marches, in our pulpit and on members of the choir, on our children and our elders, at General Assembly – those vivid gold T-shirts radiating the phrase: “Side With Love.” For Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, we’ll explore the origins and … Continue reading Here Come the Love People
Watch the service HERE. The Sermon on the Mount, found in the Gospel of Matthew, is perhaps the most widely known and quoted passage attributed to Jesus, a radical Rabbi in his time. As Unitarian Universalists who honor the humanitarian Jesus as a wisdom teacher, the Sermon on the Mount can offer us a universal … Continue reading Blessed Are: A Humanist Sermon on the Mount for 2023
Sadly, we have to cancel our service this week as our building is closed. We have some urgent repair work to do. Hopefully we’ll be back to regular operations by Dec. 3 – stay tuned.
Watch the service HERE. Read the service HERE. With destruction and casualties mounting in Ukraine and in Gaza, conflicts with grave global consequences, we’ll ask ourselves some questions this morning: why should we care about wars happening 1000s of miles from us, especially when we are compassion fatigued by COVID, domestic concerns, climate disasters, and … Continue reading Honoring Veterans Day – “Just Cause, Just War?”
Watch the service HERE. Much is often made of UU’s male forebears. Today, we will examine the stories and contributions of many UU women in history. Some of these names and their accomplishments may surprise you. Gloria Holland speaking with Worship leader Carol Knox, and music by Barbara Stevens. Gloria Holland is retired from the Salem-Keizer School … Continue reading Notable UU Women in History
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. 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. The UU 7th Principle is about the interconnectedness of all beings. As humans, we always strive for some kind of connection with others and with the universe. When we experience the interconnecting web that is in all existence, we foster compassion and gratitude in ourselves and towards others. Come explore with … Continue reading They Looked to the Sky
Watch the service HERE. “Unanswered questions are far less dangerous than unquestioned answers.” The reader board at my Seattle UU church posted that anonymous quotation once, and I still think it makes a great elevator speech about what it means to be a UU. In our faith tradition, doubt is good–the foundation for our free … Continue reading Unquestioned Answers
