***THIS SERVICE WILL BE HELD ONLINE ONLY*** We are living in a broken world and it is important to see that. Equally important is how we respond to the brokenness around us. If we can help repair some of the hurt by listening, being present, talking with, and extending grace and compassion to those in … Continue reading ONLINE ONLY – Building Belonging One Piece at a Time
Unitarian Universalism asks us to feel (with empathy) and to act (with compassion) on our connections with everyone and all things. How can we make sense of the fact that this ever-widening circle must also include boundaries? Let’s explore the spiritual practice of setting healthy boundaries as part of cultivating compassion. Please plan to dive … Continue reading When Compassion Calls for Boundaries
Compassion is one of those experiences that we know when we feel it, but find it much more difficult to explain it. In those times, we turn to the magic of poets to help us sing and bless and open our hearts. Bob Patrick (he/him), Worship LeaderIan Van Sice (he/him), Worship Associate Join us in … Continue reading Verses of Compassion
No matter what our age or life experience, we often feel swamped these days by feelings and thoughts that we don’t want to have yet can’t avoid. In this gentle hands-on service for all ages, Rev. Nancy and Britt invite you to name one of these feelings–grief, fear, anger, uncertainty, loneliness–and see it as just … Continue reading Cultivating Kindness for Ourselves
A CUUPS-hosted service. As the veil thins, we gather in stillness to share a meal with those who no longer walk beside us but remain ever near. In silence, we invite them in, feel their presence, and listen between the beats of our hearts. Our annual Ritual of Remembrance will honor those we’ve lost this … Continue reading Listening in Silence