In our lives, we will be leavers and we will be left behind. The beginning of the School year is but one of thousands of transitions we experience in our lives. Join us for the Blessing of the Backpacks ritual as our children and youth rejoin their classmates, and let us grapple with questions of … Continue reading Love Me When I’m Gone
Deciding what to let go of can help when deciding what is worth holding on to. If you are ready to think more about transitioning or stabilizing your journey this week’s discussion might give you the inspiration you need to move forward without extra baggage better left behind. Lydia Patrick (she/her), Worship LeaderCandice Carver (she/her), … Continue reading Tossing the Coin or Picking Sides
Sometimes, for years, we carry around a dream or expectation about what our life is meant to be, about what goals we really should accomplish if we want to feel fulfilled. Usually our lives don’t work out quite so neatly. What happens when we let go of one dream and allow a new purpose to … Continue reading The Dreams We Can Release, the Essence We Will Hold
Our time together is finite. From brief encounters to lifelong companionships, we will inevitably part. We must make this precious time matter. What does it mean to acknowledge the limits of this life? What do we owe each other while we are together and when we part? Let’s explore these questions together. Ian Van Sice … Continue reading Hold Me While I’m Here
Before there were fireworks, there was a choice. This Independence Day weekend, we explore how freedom begins when we release certainty, embrace possibility, and choose what is worth carrying forward. Candice Carver (she/her), Worship LeaderCecil Struck (he/him), Worship Associate Find today’s Order of Service here. Join us in person or online via Zoom.
Your loving is a miracle. Let us explore the power and beauty of who we are as sacred community. Bob Patrick (he/him), Worship LeaderBill Pacer (he/him), Worship Associate Find today’s Order of Service here. Join us in person or online via Zoom.
Sunday morning worship is the heart of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly, drawing our entire community together in shared spirit. This year at UUCG, we get to participate from our home sanctuary and online, hosted by Rev. Nancy and Worship Associate Britt. Through music, preaching, and ritual, we will ground ourselves in our Unitarian … Continue reading Together Everywhere: Sharing in Worship with UUs Around the World
Love will guide us, hope inside us will lead the way. The words from this hymn crystallize the central message of our faith and show us how to flourish together. Loving ourselves and loving each other is the way to Beloved Community. Sometimes, these are easier said than done. Whether it feels easy or impossible … Continue reading Love Will Guide Us
When a community comes together to embody an inclusive and defiant love, when we speak and act with curiosity, courage, and compassion, then we flourish! Come celebrate both what it takes to build this beloved community, and some of the leaders who help to make it so! Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones (she/her), Worship LeaderDmitri Novak … Continue reading Flourishing Together: Volunteer Appreciation Sunday!
Our Unitarian Universalist faith is one that welcomes the questions and the search for meaning. That search calls us to move with curiosity and wonder. Carol and Lydia will walk us through some reflections and musings on what we have learned about Awakening Curiosity in our Beloved Community. There will be singing and sharing and … Continue reading What We Know for Now…
