Repair and Restoration
The Jewish tradition of Yom Kippur asks us to acknowledge our mistakes and try to make repair for them. What might repair and restoration look like?
Speaker: Rev. Amanda Hays
Sing Me a Story, Tell Me a Song
Human beings are by nature storytellers, poets, bards, and troubadours. Join us in contemplating and celebrating the power of words in the stories we tell about ourselves…and to ourselves.
Backpack Blessing (all ages)
First UU celebrates the 22nd Feed and Read backpack drive! Join us to consider how direct service ties into our values, and take action by helping to fill our goal of 100 backpacks for local children in need! Presented by Jacques Angelino, Rev. Amanda Hays, and Amber Scott.
DRUUMM Public Worship: There Will Always Be Dancing
DRUUMM Stands for Diverse & Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries. This year, First UU sponsored DRUUMM’s yearly Public Worship Service and will show a recording for our Sunday service. Through the destruction and the devastation, something enduring resides within us that cannot be stamped out by bigotry, greed, or exploitation. No matter how much injustice … Continue reading DRUUMM Public Worship: There Will Always Be Dancing
Flower Ceremony / Earth Day
As we near Earth Day, we will playfully reflect on the history of our one earth. What can we learn from times when our interdependent web has been out of balance in the past – and present? This all ages service will include our yearly Flower Ceremony and Child Dedication.
Building and Restoring Trust
As Unitarian Universalists, we believe in the dignity and worth of every person, including when people have made mistakes that harm others or harm the trust within their community. Restorative Practices, including Restorative Justice, are ways to build trust and restore trust when it has been lost. Our interfaith BREAD (Building Respect, Equality, and Dignity) … Continue reading Building and Restoring Trust
Dreams of Beloved Community
Let’s dream together about what it would look like for First UU to continue our journey of becoming an antiracist beloved community! This is work we committed to by adopting the 8th Principle last May.
Flower Ceremony
Come celebrate the new life that spring brings and explore our interdependence with the web of all existence – with trees and flowers, with squirrels and snakes. This will be a multigenerational, multisensory service woven of story, song, meditation, and ritual. Please bring a flower with you for our Flower Ceremony. If you can, bring … Continue reading Flower Ceremony
Transformation Through Perseverance
There are so many ways we would like to see our community and our world transform to become a more loving, just, and inclusive place! It often takes perseverance, consistency, and working together over a long period of time to make these transformations. Come hear inspiring stories of how transformation can happen! The worship theme … Continue reading Transformation Through Perseverance
Living the Pledge
The worship theme for January is “Liberating Love”. This week: What would it look like if we made a commitment to anti-racism as a congregation? How have other UU congregations committed to this journey?