This is the service where all the poets in the congregation step up and share one or several of their original writings i.e. this is not the time to read your favorite Mary Oliver or Robert Frost piece but rather something you have written. It’s all good and we’d love to hear it! Celebrant will … Continue reading UU Poets Rise Up!
The spiritual challenges of inclusion include recognizing the complexities of situations and relationships, and admitting the limits of our own experiences and understandings. The real-life challenges of inclusion include discerning when to step forward and when to step aside. For this service Susan Kaphammer will ask us to consider the gifts as well as the … Continue reading The Practice of Inclusion
Lunar New Year is the beginning of a new year based on lunar calendars or, informally but more widely, lunisolar calendars. Lunar calendars follow the lunar phase while lunisolar calendars follow both the lunar phase and the time of the solar year. The event is celebrated by numerous cultures in various ways at diverse dates. Come celebrate with UUCY!
The Unitarians and the Universalists merged in 1961 to form the UUA — the Unitarian-Universalist Association, of which we are a part. The Unitarians were the bigger of the two, and it sometimes seems like the Universalists have become UUA’s ugly stepchild. But the ideas that gave rise to Universalism (originally a Christian sect) are important … Continue reading Universalism
Join us for another rich, virtual service as we Tune In Together at UUCY to hear the words of Rev. Galen Guengrich, Senior Minister at All Souls Unitarian Church in NYC, delivered by Assistant Minister Pamela Patton: “The Prophets of Possibility.” As we reflect on the results of the U.S. election, many of us feel … Continue reading Tune In Together: The Prophets of Possibility
Join Cindy Lamb, Chuck Forster and other members of the Yakima Coffeehouse Poets for a service celebrating original poetry. Chuck will be the celebrant so, of course, come prepared to sing.
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.