Our November theme is “Memory”. Join us on November 4th for a poignant service to honor those who have passed away and yet live on in our hearts and memories. Bring photos, mementos, or cards for our annual candle lighting ritual. The ushers will have blank cards at the door as well. This is an … Continue reading All Souls: Honoring Ancestors
As the elections loom and as great storms, literal and figurative, are forecast daily, we are all just trying our best to live our lives with a little grace and joy and humor. In difficult times, how can we strengthen our support for each other and our neighbors? How can we provide refuge and sanctuary … Continue reading Shelter in the Storm
Deanna Hence and Rev. Caplow will explore what it means for us here at UUCUC to make a commitment to beloved community and ever-deepening hospitality, at a time when racial and economic divisions are widening daily. Children and youth will begin in the Sanctuary. ORDER OF SERVICE LISTEN TO PODCAST
Our Sunday service, in honor of the birthday of St. Francis, will be a celebration of animals, both our companions and the wild ones. This will be an outdoor service, weather permitting. If it is rainy, the service will be held in the Sanctuary, and animals are still invited to attend. You can bring your pet (on … Continue reading Blessings of the Animals
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī was a 13th century Persian Sunni Muslim poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic, born September 30, 1207. His ecstatic poetry has been popularized by Western translators, and in that form has made its way into many of our UU hymns, readings, and sermons. In fact, some people say that our UU scriptures … Continue reading I Have Come to Speak Only of Love
The Transcendentalists, a loose-knit group of writers, intellectuals, speakers, Unitarian ministers, and reformers in 19th century New England, are among our spiritual ancestors as Unitarian Universalists. They included Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Peabody, Nathaniel Hawthorn, and others. This small group profoundly changed America and American values. September 19th is … Continue reading A Wider Vision: Celebrating the Transcendentalists
Last year, as Rev. Caplow began her ministry with us, she brought us the vision and practice of “shared ministry,” which is based on the understanding that ministry is done by all in the congregation, not just the minister, and ministry reaches well beyond our walls. As we begin our second year of shared ministry … Continue reading Shared Ministry: Going Deeper
Maya Angelou wrote, “We, this people, on a small and lonely planet…It is possible and imperative that we learn a brave and startling truth…We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world” (https://www.best-poems.net/poem/a-brave-and-startling-truth-by-maya-angelou.html). In September we will be exploring the theme of “Vision” beginning with this beautiful poem, and what it can teach us … Continue reading A Brave and Startling Truth
The UUCUC Water Service is our annual multi-generational Ingathering service at the end of the summer. Please bring a small vial of water from somewhere sacred to you, from far away or nearby. This is a beautiful UU tradition for all ages, honoring the waters of the world and our joining together in community once … Continue reading Gathering of Waters: Our Lives Flow on in Endless Song
Come learn more from our new Interim Director of Religious Education, Michele Townsend Grove! After a national search, we were thrilled when one of the top interim religious educators in the country agreed to come to UUCUC for two years, to guide us through a visioning process about our program. Interim religious education work is … Continue reading Getting REal: A Transformative View of Religious Education
