Archives: Services

The Portal

As we enter a new year, please join us for a reflection on life’s thresholds, passages and discoveries. Through a new original story, Debbie will explore how everyday objects and experiences can become portals to inner knowledge. Story is spoken by Ruth Anderson.

The Magic of Darkness

As we head into the darkness of winter, join Reilly to reflect on the value of being in the dark. Celebrating the winter solstice, we will consider how the seasons call us to embrace different phases in our lives. What do we want to glean from the inward journey of winter hibernation?

One Light, Many Windows

Join us this morning for a seasonal celebration of light, hope, joy and Universalism. Our reflections and music for the day will be based on the words of Rev. Forrest Church: One light shines through many windows, illuminating human hearts and minds in many different ways. The service will be followed by our Holiday Bake … Continue reading One Light, Many Windows

National Worship Sunday Service: Turning Toward One Another

Hosted by the Canadian Unitarian Council. What will hold us together today? As an antidote to a world built around us/them, we’ll lean into this counter-story: that difference makes strength, and that our distinctive model as UUs – based not on sameness but on cultivating relationship and shared commitments across differences of belief – carries … Continue reading National Worship Sunday Service: Turning Toward One Another

Original Blessings

In UU child dedications, instead of saying the child has original sin, we say the child has original blessings. In this special service for Transgender Day of Remembrance, we’ll explore the role of spiritual communities in reminding us of our original blessings – calling us home to the wise and loving ancestors, both biological and … Continue reading Original Blessings

Joyful Patience

In this morning’s Reflection, we will explore cultivating joyful patience and positive anticipation as grounding spiritual practices. What benefits can patience and positive anticipation offer us as individuals and communities? How can we harness these practices to lay the groundwork for motivation, optimism and success?