Board Welcome Kathleen Fowler Opening Hymn “All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir” Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Rev. Kelli McNeal Centering Words Amber Scott “Blessing of the Emotional Support Animals” by Ebony C. Peace Congregational Greeting Bringing in the Light Nathan Hamm “Aquarium” from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns Chalice Lighting by … Continue reading Sunday, August 23, 2026, “Animal Blessing”
Board Welcome Dr. Jennifer Nichols Opening Hymn #131 “Love Will Guide Us” Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Amber Scott Centering Words Values Prayer, after Saint Francis by Christopher Buice Congregational Greeting Bringing in the Light Nathan Hamm “Dear Theodosia” (from Hamilton) by Lin Manuel-Miranda Chalice Lighting Prayer for Living in Tension by Joseph M. Cherry Time for … Continue reading Sunday, August 2, 2026 “Backpack Blessing”
Board Welcome Kristen Hartmann Opening Hymn #188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are” Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Luca Wolfe Centering Words Victoria Ravenwood “Love Knocks and Waits for Us To Hear” by Daniel Charles Damon Congregational Greeting Bringing in the Light Nathan Hamm “Scars To Your Beautiful” by Alessia Caracciola and Warren Felder Chalice Lighting Victoria R. … Continue reading Sunday, May 3, 2026 “Beauty in Imperfection” Youth-Led Service & HS Bridging
Board Welcome Kristen Hartmann Opening Hymn #346 “Come, Sing a Song with Me” vs. 2 & 4 Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley Centering Words Amber Scott Congregational Greeting Bringing in the Light Nathan Hamm “The Garden Song” by David Mallett Chalice Lighting Time for All Ages “If You Plant a Seed” by Kadir … Continue reading Sunday, April 19, 2026 “How Lovely Our Garden Grows: Diversity in Community”
Board Welcome Kristen Hartmann Opening Hymn #361 “Enter, Rejoice, and Come In” verses 1 & 3 Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Amber Scott Centering Words “Teacher to Teacher to Teacher” by Atena O. Danner, Black poet-activist Peace Pals Children’s Choir Director Erin Rothert “Let it Grow” from The Lorax by Ester Dean & Christopher “Tricky” Stewart … Continue reading Sunday, March 22 “Kindness is our Superpower!” Religious Exploration (RE) Sunday (All Ages)
Hello First UU families! Our last week of March gave us quite a cold one on Sunday! But, Spring is upon us and all that goes with it. The theme of April is “Awakening.” Which speaks to awakening to wonder and beauty around us, being present, awareness of the interconnected web. Many were not able … Continue reading Hopper Hunts for Spring Read Aloud
Hello First UU families! Please join Jen B for the story in honor of the snow and chilly temperatures this past week, The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren. For our time together this past Sunday, the winds made it a bit shivery, so we did not finish reading the story together. Instead of continuing to sit … Continue reading The Tomten Read Aloud
It was wonderful to see so many of you back in the building in person this past Sunday, building community and advocating for peace! I look forward to reconnecting with all of you at some point soon! Don’t forget to change your clocks Saturday night – it’s time to Spring Forward, and we wouldn’t want you … Continue reading Friday News 3-11-2022
Hello First UU families! Please join Jen B for a story, Big Al by Andrew Clements. It is a story of a fish who is having trouble finding friends. Even though Big Al tries different strategies his peers are nervous of this “big” and “scary” looking fish. Then something happens that changes their mind and they … Continue reading Big Al Read Aloud
Hello UU Families! Please join Jen B for a story, In My Heart by Jo Witek! This week we find ourselves close to Valentine’s Day. Within the ideas of this “holiday” include letting people know we care about them, and sharing messages of love. Our theme this month is Widening Our Circle. Which includes opening ourselves … Continue reading In My Heart: A Book of Feelings Read Aloud
