What is the connection between the finale of the Guest at Your Table campaign and the new member service (both will be included in this service—true but not what I was looking for)? Answer—UU Heritage.… more

Today we will forego the usual celebration of the explorer Columbus to remember the exploitation of the indigenous victims of the doctrine of Manifest Destiny.… more

On Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African American associate Justice to the Supreme Court. Today, I will explore that decision, its legacy and relation to the present day.… more

This week Rev. Deb will be speaking about the movement that has had the most profound impact on Unitarian Universalism. This month marks the Anniversary of its very first meeting. … more

Does one place, one intersection of longitude and latitude remain in our hearts as our home for our entire lives? Can home be something other than a place? This Sunday, Rev. Deb will explore the idea of home and how it might change over our lifetimes.… more

There seems to be a lot of talk about being “woke.” People are taking sides and the idea of “woke” has become a target for many battle cries. Is there a middle ground here? How do our definitions of woke differ and why is there such a big divide? Let’s share in a discussion and see if we can find some middle ground in this issue. This service will include an open discussion.… more

I used to sing an old Pentecostal song, “I wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now.” The root meaning of the song called us to question our life’s journey. Where have we come from? What have we learned? Still struggle with?… As we begin a new church year, we will explore these questions as a group and on this Sunday morning we will have the opportunity to explore them as individuals.… more

Rev. Deb returns to the pulpit with a message straight from the 2023 General Assembly of the congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association. “Ever Willing” from the Sunday worship service asks the continuous question—What must we do to become the people needed to comfort our people and heal our world?… more

As we come to the end of another church year we generally slow down and park for the summer. How can we use this time of idling to enhance our readiness to rev-up again in Fall? This will be a traditional sending out service. Don’t know what that means—I will tell you at the service.… more

There is an issue that pops up frequently in churches. It pops up when we finally realize we need to change something. Upon realizing this, people begin to think of relatively easy things that can be done to “fix it”. Make a rule or a policy, write a welcoming statement, change the bathrooms to unisex. What if all these things don’t work and we are still having the same issue. What then?… more