How do we stay true to our Unitarian Universalist principles while faced with the challenges and complexities of everyday life? Join us as we explore what it means to live with integrity, compassion, and justice in a world that often presents gray moral areas. We’ll share experiences, reflect on our personal journeys, and support each … Continue reading Coffee & Conversation: Living Our Values in a Complex World
Today we celebrate the practice and power of imagination in our lives. We can recognize that leadership, creativity, and hopefulness all depend upon imagination as a bridge from what is to what can be. In addition, the searches for truth and meaning we seek as Unitarian Universalists, as well as advocacy, resistance, and social justice work, … Continue reading Imagination
Join Sunny Sonker and Linda King as we explore this primal relationship in story, song, thought and discussion. Please bring a small item or one or two word thought (a challenge) related to mothers to share.
Siddhartha Gautama (often referred to as Buddha) lived in Northeastern India about 2600 years ago. He spent his adult life wandering about the countryside, living in voluntary poverty, giving sermons and spiritual guidance to a group of disciples — and anyone else who would listen. Sound a little like another itinerant spiritual figure who lived … Continue reading Siddhartha Gautama and the Metta Sutta
Various congregation members will introduce our annual stewardship campaign. Information about the church finances will be shared through the next several weeks. But stewardship is as much about the giver as the recipient. Today’s message highlights the spiritual growth and rewards of deciding to share your resources in support of our mission and community. With … Continue reading Stewardship Sunday: Give Until It Feels Good
Join us for a fascinating look into the history and folklore of “Of Easter and Eostre,” the ancient spring goddess. Discover the origins of beloved traditions, explore myths and legends, and enjoy a hands-on egg decorating activity for all ages! Come celebrate the season with stories, creativity, and a touch of history.
Today’s service by Susan Kaphammer, part of our Soul Matters series, suggests that we cultivate joy as a spiritual practice. Recognizing moments of “ordinary joys” helps keep our hearts open and our spirits generous. Expressing joy in the face of oppression can be an act of resistance and confirmation of freedom. Allowing joy to arise … Continue reading The Practice of Joy
We welcome our guest Lara Pollock, daughter of beloved minister emeritus, Greta Crosby. Rev. Crosby served at UUCY from 1988-1996. Lara generously offered to come to us from Kansas. She will present Valley of the Shadow, written by Greta. This oral essay is included in All of Us Together: The Reverend Greta W. Crosby’s Vision for Humanity, … Continue reading Valley of the Shadow
Join us on the casual fifth Sunday as we enjoy a favorite beverage while engaging in rich conversations. Susan Kaphammer is our welcoming host.
We’ll listen to Rev. Marlin Lavanhar (All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma) share steps to take care of ourselves during these times: cool down, heat up, physical conditioning and shadow work. Following the viewing we will share in discussion led by Andrew Whitmont.