Led by Deb Biggins and Worship Associate Colleen Norris – This service will honor our veterans for their service, past and present.
Also, in honor of Veteran’s Day, we will have a special offering to benefit Freedom House. The mission of Freedom House is to support homeless veterans in our community in their efforts to achieve greater self-sufficiency and to secure and maintain permanent housing.
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Led by the Reverend Kathleen C. Rolenz and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper – We often live with close relationships that have become strained, distant or alienated. It takes a lot to risk telling the truth about the relationship, because we are uncertain about whether we can ever meet in the middle and start over. This sermon will explore the pitfalls and possibilities of when and how to speak the truth with the hopes of creating something new.
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Led by the Rev. Renee Ruchotzke and Worship Associate Trish McLoughlin – In a world where so many things are competing for our attention, how can we find our center? This is an intergenerational service.
Sunday Services are offered at 9:45 am and 11:30 am.
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Those who have lost a beloved pet and would like to participate in a ritual of remembrance are invited to attend a pet memorial ceremony at the church. The Rev. Christie Anderson will offer the interactive memorial service in the sanctuary at 4:00, Sunday, Nov. 3. Participants are encouraged to bring a photo or item associated with the pet. All ages are welcome.
Led by the Rev. Wayne Arnason and Worship Associate Mary Lou Holly – “Each of us is an artist whose task it is to shape life into some semblance of the pattern we dream about,” wrote Rev. Arthur Graham. Whether or not we think of ourselves as having artistic gifts, each of us has a responsibility for the artistic creation that is our life. Inspired by the beauty of design in the natural world, and by the work of artists and craftspeople, Rev. Arnason will reflect on what goes into the art of living.
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Led by the Rev. Christie Anderson and Worship Associate John Marfy – Rachel Carson is best known for her revolutionary book about harmful pesticide use, “Silent Spring.” However, this worship service will focus on her other poetic and heartfelt writings, particularly her view that the way to reduce adverse human impact upon the environment is to nurture a lifetime sense of wonder about the natural world. The service will include Carson’s beautifully-written reflections, Brad Bolton nature photos, and a moving video clip.
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Led by the Rev. Doug Wadkins and Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer – As we move into the autumn together, it is a good time to recall essential matters and think about how we will journey through this new year together. This service will explore some of the core aspects of our faith, past, present and future, that bring us back to a dynamic understanding of who we are as a community.
Led by Elaine Yehle Bowen – Participants of the 10 session Adult Religious Exploration class, Building Your Own Theology (BYOT), will share their personal credos or statement of beliefs, discerned through reading, discussion and art over the past 3 months of meetings. Come join us on our journeys of faith.
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Joel Slater – Several members and friends of the congregation and I have been engaging in a series exploring our spiritual autobiographies. In returning to our stories, we discover insights about who we have been and who we are now that might not have been accessible to us at the time of the original experience. It may even be that revisiting our stories can help us discover how we are called at this time in our lives.
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen – The Jewish observances of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and the Ten Days of Repentance in between are steeped in tradition and infused with the wisdom of generations. Drawing on that wisdom, we will consider again what is required of us if we would return to right relationship with the people in our own lives and with source of life itself.
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Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy – For many, Labor Day is the marker that connotes the end of the summer. This morning we will return to the stories that gave rise to the Labor Day holiday and consider again the ways in which we are all lifted up by the power of union.
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Led by Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Director of Religious Education Karen Lapidus, and Worship Associate Sophie Smith.
Everyone is invited to join together for our annual multigenerational, ingathering service. During this special service for all ages, we will celebrate coming together again for the start of a new church year as we lift up children and youth as a source of spiritual wisdom for us all. Nursery care will be provided for our littlest ones during both services.
Please bring a small vial of water and/or a small amount of earth from a place you have been this summer which has nourished your own spirit.
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Led by Rev. Renee Ruchotzke with Worship Associate Justin Czekaj – Our lives are influenced by the legacy of those who preceded us. How might we choose what to keep and what to set aside as we attempt to live lives of authenticity and purpose?
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Led by Kathy Walker and Saul Flanner
In this multimedia service, Kathy and Saul will explore the interdependent web of which we are all a part. We are not qualified to do so, but we think you’ll appreciate our attempt as we share our limited experience with the seventh principle of Unitarian Universalism and the spirit animals that keep pestering Kathy to lead this service.
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Led by Jennifer May with Worship Associate Joel Slater – It seems today that people disagree on more things than they agree on. Topics like abortion, marriage equality, immigration, universal healthcare are polarizing topics. Why is someone always right and someone always wrong? Why can’t politicians agree on seemingly anything to pass meaningful legislation? Why can’t people stop arguing on my Facebook feed?
Sunday Services are offered at 9:45 and 11:30 am.
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