Please come to our services in person from June 30 -- no more Zoom till Fall. (Then you can again click here for Zoom of our weekly services at 10 am).
Honoring Indigenous traditions and lunar cycle led by Liam Greenwood with guest Chief Don Stevens of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk – Abenaki Nation. For more on honoring Indigenous People, see here. Order of Service Preservice slideshow Ronnie Romano playing Bach Bell: Recognition of Abenaki Land Julia Chant Prelude & Call to Worship: Liam … Continue reading First Nations’ Views of Generosity
Everyone suffers from disconnects between their intentions and the impact of their actions. Rev. Barnaby looked at the hazards of generosity and how to avoid them. Special music from Shannon LaRose on banjo. Followed by congregational conversation on classism. We collected for DRUUMM.
Rev. Barnaby reflected on what science and reason have to say about generosity. We collected for First Parish in Portland ME and heard special music from them as well as All of Us Are Loved by our CVUUS Choir, Lucy Tenenbaum, dir. Order of Service Preservice slideshow with new music played by Ronnie Romano Bell: … Continue reading Space, Time, and Generosity
Rev. Barnaby reflected on how generosity of spirit is vital to the when and how of gaining freedom. Special music drawn from the culture of Madagascar from Nau Nau. Poppy sang one of our most beautiful hymns. We collected for Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Rev. Barnaby reflected on the apparent bind we are in with the commandment to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Our “5th Sunday” collection was for Southern Poverty Law Center Hate and Extremism Project. Order of Service Preservice slideshow: CVUUS 35th Anniversary slide show Bell: Recognition of Abenaki Land Julia Chant Prelude: Love Will Come by … Continue reading Unknowable Neighbors
Guest Worship Leader Anne Bokma shared insights from her whirlwind year of experimenting with two dozen spiritual practices—from singing to solitude to going to a witch camp and heading out on a pilgrimage—and how they taught her to live more attentively and authentically in the world. All of us are on a spiritual journey yet … Continue reading Lessons from My Year of Living Spiritually
Rev. Barnaby offered the Inaugural Address he wished President Biden would give. Service was followed by a Congregational Conversation on Adult Religious Exploration (RE) during zoom coffee hour.
Sex robots, virtual reality, and other technologies promise huge benefits for individuals unhappy with their sex lives, or just curious to explore. Rev. Barnaby reflected on how pursuit of breakthroughs in individual sexual fulfillment could drastically redefine what it means to be human and our understanding of social obligations. But Love calls us to recognize … Continue reading The Future of Intimacy
Would you like to be able to “undo” anything as you head into the new year? Amy Zucker Morgenstern, former CVUUS ministerial intern in its early days, led us from CA.
First 30 minutes will be especially child friendly. Come in pajamas to hear stories and songs.
