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 “From Shell to Core,”

Sometimes, the best advice on living with intention and joy comes in unlikely forms.  This time, from one of my all-time favorite animation films.  I’ve corralled a few parishioners into watching it, who then completed a spiritual assignment that ultimately informs this sermon.  While it may seem like a shallow premise, trust me, their wisdom … Continue reading  “From Shell to Core,”

“Taking One’s Moral Inventory,”

 One of our Unitarian Universalist heroes is Henry David Thoreau, and while there are many things I admire about him, I’ve come to believe he was wrong on this one single point.  I have a feeling you will, too.  

This Sunday in Worship

Please join us this Sunday for worship.  All Are WelcomeThe service will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel found here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx25Z7yBfsFqneQjThk5-pA During the service, the congregation will remain masked.  Speakers from the pulpit have the option to take off their masks.

Vespers Service

As winter sets in you are invited to join us for this Wednesday evening Vespers Service from 5:30-6:30 pm. Danica & Rev Jessica will lead a time of quiet, singing, and contemplative music.

The Many Truths of Aging

“The most important thing I can tell you about aging is this: If you really feel that you want to have an off-the-shoulder blouse and some big beads and thong sandals and a dirndl skirt and a magnolia in your hair, do it.  Even if you’re wrinkled.” …Maya Angelou Join Rev Jessica and our Worship … Continue reading The Many Truths of Aging

Hit By A Bus

Every year I read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.  I’ll read it a good three times between now and Christmas.  There are always tidbits worth wrestling with and this year I’m finding myself in need of addressing those on the other side of the aisle if you will.  Those whose views and values seem foreign and well. … Continue reading Hit By A Bus

Wabi-Sabi Faith

In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi describes an appreciation for finding beauty within imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. Applied to our faith lives, Rev. Janet wonders whether honoring the imperfections that result from an active spiritual life, with gratitude for its occasionally painful lessons, might be the…perfect…way forward.  Rev. Janet Newton lives with her wife and daughter … Continue reading Wabi-Sabi Faith