Story is a fundamental and universal aspect of being human. From earliest times, the world encountered through human senses has been made understandable by construction and sharing of stories. In turn, the stories repeated and adopted shape how the world is experienced and understood, for both good and bad. In this service Susan Kaphammer will prompt us … Continue reading The Practice of Story
Join us for our coffee and conversation service, where we are bringing back the grab bag! Everyone is welcome and will be asked to write down a topic of your choice onto a piece of paper. They will all then be placed in the grab bag and chosen at random!
Tuesday, December 24th at 4:00 p.m. Mark your calendars for Dec. 24, 4:00 p.m. at UUCY for a uniquely Unitarian Universalist celebration of the season. Winter traditions will be honored, a UU story will be told, Sunny will provide beautiful music, and the service will close with our own communion of light. All ages welcome.
Holiday Sing-A-Long and Apple Brunch! Join us for this festive celebration of the season led by Jeff Main of MainStrings. Please bring any finger food snack that contains apples or goes with apples to share following the service. Beverages provided. All ages welcome.
Have you ever (I am sure you have!) been in a place and time while your mind is elsewhere? Our daily existence is often one of being pulled in different directions by competing demands for our time and attention. Only later may we realize we missed the here and now, or the here and now may have … Continue reading The Practice of Presence
Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter’s post-election sermon “A Love of Liberty” reminds us that even in the face of despair, love endures. Through grief, rage, and exhaustion, the message is clear: we are called to action. Together, we confront injustice, uphold freedom, and refuse to let love be extinguished. Join us as we recommit to a future … Continue reading Tune in Together: A Love of Liberty
On this Sunday, just prior to our Thanksgiving holiday, we gather for a short service on gratitude, led by our own Denise Edwards. This is a delicious soup and bread gathering. Anyone wanting to share a crockpot of soup, a loaf of delectable bread or a hand-held sweet treat, there is a sign-up sheet in … Continue reading Gratitude With Soup and Bread
I’ve been called a mad scientist or MacGyver for my ability to make something useful or repair an item that just couldn’t be fixed. We used to call this “Yankee Ingenuity” or “Invention is the Mother of Necessity.” In the last couple of decades as a nation we have become a disposable society that lacks … Continue reading It All Started With a Candelabra
We gather this first Sunday following our elections, aware of the brokenness of local, state, and national governments, communities and relationships. We may also be aware of personal wounds on our own hearts and souls. We are all inevitably marked by the jagged edges of our human experience in this world. As part of the … Continue reading Soul Matters: Repair
A brief exploration of the Day of the Dead holiday, including customs and music. As we honor and connect to our beloved dead, please bring photos, mementos, candles, food and flowers to add to the ofrenda (altar) during the service. We will be making papel picados, with a discussion about departed loved ones and memories, along … Continue reading Celebrating Día de los Muertos