Church Service and Picnic in the Park

Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10 AM

Join us on Sunday, June 11 at Plum Creek Park, Pavilion #1 for our annual service in the park.  We’ll begin our day with a joyful service focused on music followed an all-church picnic.  Please bring your own place settings and a dish to share.  Other items you might consider …a folding chair, a beverage and outdoor games to share.   The church will provide a large cooler of ice water.

All are welcome…

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Off the Map

Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall

A multi-platform service led by Mike Hovancsek and Worship Associate Lori Mirkin-McGee.

Striving to find balance as we go into the most uncertain times in human history.   Join us in person in Hobbs Hall or via Zoom.

Click here to view or download the Order of Service.

Join us for multi-platform Sunday service at 10 AM.  We’ll gather both in person in Hobbs Hall and via Zoom. …

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The Language of Rowing

Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Elaine Bowen

In the book “Boys in the Boat”, author David James Brown speaks of when “all eight oarsmen are rowing in such perfect unison that no single action by anyone is out of sync with those of all the others….”  As we gather for our annual meeting, we’ll reflect on the last year and the ways we’ve been rowin…

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On Friendship

Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 10 AM in Hobbs Hall.

A multi-platform service led by Heidi Shaffer Bish and Randy Bish.

The “Bring A Friend to Church” tradition returns to UUCK with a special service celebrating friendship! Bring some friends or find them here!

The spiritual practice of friendship enriches our lives, helping us find meaning, strength, solace and belonging.  How does our church community enhance our existing friendships…

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Messengers of Love

Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman, DRE Colleen Thoele, and Worship Associate CLM Lori Mirken-McGee.

In 1923, the Rev. Norbert Capek created the very first flower ceremony for his Unitarian congregation in Prague, Czechoslovakia.  As he blessed the flowers, he spoke of them as “messengers of love”.  His wife Maja brought the ceremony to the United States and now many UU congrega…

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A Prayer for the World

Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Heidi Sumser.

Although we may think of creativity as a gift given to artists, every human being has the ability to be creative.  Peggy Taylor says: “Creativity is our ability to dream things up and make them happen.”  As we explore the May Soul Matters theme of creativity, we will ask what it is we dream about for our world…

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A Community of Resistance

Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 10 AM.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman and Worship Associate Kathy Kerns

Rev. Rebecca Parker says that: “…life can be saved from that which threatens it by even small bands of people choosing to put into practice an alternative way of life.”  What does resistance mean?  What is it we need to resist?  As Unitarian Universalists, what is our vision of an alternative way of lif…

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Hope for Earth Day

Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 10 AM

A multi-platform service led by Andrew Rome and Worship Associate David Weaver.

This 53rd annual Earth Day is both a celebration of our beloved natural world and a reckoning with the realities of climate change, both now and in the near future. Our challenge is to find the hope necessary to create positive change. Unitarian Universalists are the right people at the right time to lead the way!

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A Joyful Journey - Religious Education Sunday

Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 10 AM.

Each spring we gather to celebrate the journey of our children and youth throughout the church year. Join us and delight in the stories and songs of our young UUs. Led by DRE Colleen Thoele, the religious education committee and the children and youth of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent.

Click here to view or download the Order of Service.

https://youtu.be/5o_Bt04ZPWI

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With a Song of Joy

Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 10 AM.

A multi-platform service led by Rev. Steven Protzman, DRE Colleen Thoele and Worship Associate Heidi Sumser.

This time of year has many different holidays and holy days as winter ends and the earth renews itself.  We will go on a whirlwind tour and learn about some spring holidays from around the world, including Easter, a story of life overcoming death; Passover, the story of a people who ar…

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Sunday Mornings

Sunday morning service is currently being offered at 10 AM both in person and streamed online via Zoom!

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Sunday morning is the time that we all gather together to be in community as a whole. Along with the Worship Service, we offer a variety of programming for all ages. At least once each month, children are invited into the Sanctuary for an intergenerational service.

Example Worship Service: Apple Ceremony 2018. Reverend Steven Protzman at the front of the church, delivering a sermon.

Worship Services

Our services may be led by our minister, a visiting minister, or a lay member or guest of the congregation. Come dressed as you’re comfortable; you will find people dressed in both business casual and casual clothes. Please see our Children’s Religious Education page regarding how our children participate in services.

Upcoming Services

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Social Hour

Please join us for coffee and other light refreshments following the service (as COVID permits). We usually have an activity such as drawing available for children.  

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