Service Schedule
The word worship comes from the Old English weorthscipe, which means the shape or condition of worth. It is in that spirit, celebrating that which is of worth, that we gather together for worship on Sunday mornings. Our services are filled with both contemplation and celebration, and use words, music, and ritual from around the world. Theists, atheists and agnostics sit, sing, share, and sometimes even dance side by side as we honor our shared search for truth and meaning.
We hold two services every Sunday at 9:15 and at 11:15am. During the summer and around the Christmas holidays, we hold only one service at 10:00am. Our schedule below lets you know about service themes and times.
Following our services, feel free to meet other guests and congregants in our social hour or enjoy a nice brunch.
Upcoming Services
Well I Used to Be Disgusted, Now I Try to Be AmusedSeptember 5, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. We are on the sixth strand of the eight-fold path this Sunday, "Right Effort." Teacher Eric Kolvig says you can sum up this aspect of the path by saying "Try to do your practice, but don't try too hard, and never give up." I remember learning to canoe on a very bony river. Drought had taken the water level down to a couple of inches in the stretch I was on. I was paddling as hard as I could and getting nowhere. Why were my teachers laughing? |
Blessing of the WatersSeptember 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Water is a fundamental element of life. Sages advise us to take on its qualities of humility (as it seeks the lowest levels) and persistence (as it wears eventually even through rock). It also mingles companionably with other water without regard to place of origin. Let us celebrate our own mingling by bringing water from home or travel, from a place that has fed your spirit. Worship Leaders: Revs. Meg Barnhouse & Chris Reed |
Atonement in PracticeSeptember 19, 2010 at 9:15 & 11:15 a.m. Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in the Jewish tradition. In our theological diversity we approach atonement from different practices: Yom Kippur services, Christian confessions, Buddhist right living, 12 Step making amends, daily prayer.... Some say that it is not one's feeling that brings or starts a practice, but rather one's intentional practice invites the feeling. How do we bring the practice of atonement into our lives? Why? Worship Leader: Rev. Chris Reed |
Reaching Beyond!September 26, 2010 at 9:15 & 11:15 a.m. Suzanne Fast and Jacqui C. Williams, of the "Beyond Categorical Thinking" team of the Unitarian Universalist Association will lead us in worship. Dovetailing with their Saturday workshop, this service will address our often unconscious biases that prevent us from being open to those of different appearance, ability or socio-economic background from our own. This service is an important part of the congregation's Ministerial Search process. Come be part of it! Guest Worship Leaders: Ministerial Search Committee |
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