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).
Welcome to the Era of Small Group Congregational Life and Worship. Led by Rev. Barnaby. Or watch on YouTube Order of Service Prelude: Here We Are, Chuck Miller on piano May Nothing Evil, Kate Gridley on piano Welcome & Pathways to Connection: Becky Strum, Worship Associate Call to Worship: Stay Together & Stick Together … Continue reading Small Is Beautiful
Led by Rev. Barnaby. Followed by CVUUS Annual Meeting ONLINE. Order of Service Pre-Service Prelude: CVUUS Spring Worship Theme by Chuck Miller Welcome Bell: Kate Gridley Prelude: My Lord What a Mourning trad. Spiritual Kate Gridley Welcome and Pathways to Connection: Wren Colwell, Worship Associate Call to Worship: Much of Ministry Is … Continue reading Building More Love with a New Blueprint
We continued our annual tradition of building a communal flower bouquet…online, for the first time. Or watch on YouTube Order of Service Prelude: Chuck Miller on piano and Lucy Tenenbaum with flower montage Welcome & Pathways to Connection: Karl Lindholm, Worship Associate Call to Worship & Chalice Lighting Time for All Ages: Poppy Rees, Dir. … Continue reading Beauty – Flower Communion
Rev. Barnaby reflects on our congregation’s role as a unique source of comfort and love bursting beyond nuclear family boundaries. How do we square strict observation of social isolation policies with that vital part of our mission? You will be able to join via Zoom or just watch here. Or watch directly on YouTube Order of … Continue reading When Do We Reopen Church… for Hugs?
Dir. of Religious Exploration Poppy Rees led our community in celebrating our high school graduates (Journey, Livia, Wren, Will, Gabe, Mira, and Ellen who want to postpone Bridging until they can do it in person) and all of those who supported our Religious Exploration program this year. FIRST ZOOM MEETING service ever! Order of Service … Continue reading Blessing Our Graduates and Religious Exploration Appreciation: A Joyful Celebration
Or watch on YouTube Prelude: For Children by Bela Bartok Piano and visuals Kate Gridley Come Wash Your Hands with the Singhs Welcome and Pathways to Connection: Becky Strum, Worship Associate Call to Worship Surrender to This Life by Gretchen Haley Chalice Lighting Across the Distance by Laura Thompson Across the distance, the light from … Continue reading Parenting in a Pandemic
Rev. Barnaby explored the pandemic’s impact on two controversial ideas for amending the UU Principles. This service will be of particular interest for nature lovers and folks concerned with racism in UU-land. Watch the Service Or watch on YouTube Order of Service Prelude: Chuck Miller, Visuals arr. Lucy Tenenbaum Welcome & Pathways to Healthy Connection: … Continue reading Our 21st Century Principles: Will the Pandemic Have an Impact?
YouTube Link Online Order of Service Prelude: Come Sunday by Duke Ellington Piano: Kate Gridley Video: John Barstow Welcome & Pathways to Healthy Connection: Karl Lindholm Call to Worship: Holy Now by Peter Mayer Steve Maier Chalice Lighting: Karl Lindholm & Ollie Cultrara We light this chalice for the web of life which sustains us, … Continue reading Living and Loving with Climate Emergencies: The 7th UU Principle
We shared about a) a time in your life when you felt really stuck or b) a time in your life when it became clear something good had come out of time when you were stuck or c) what about life today leaves you feeling most bogged down/stuck. We embraced Spring’s most reliable and perfect … Continue reading Mud CommUUion Sunday
A good Easter question is “Did God learn anything from time spent fully human?”
