Tune In Together with Sr. Minister Marlin Lavanhar, All Souls Unitarian, Tulsa, OK We might think we know why believers go to church every week, but why do non-believers? The atheists, the agnostics, and others. Rev. Lavanhar posits as a way to interrupt our auto-pilot lives. Our regular routines that distract. We need to interrupt … Continue reading Tune In Together: Why Atheists Come to Church
Life can be understood as a continuous series of invitations that we accept or that we dismiss, as well as invitations that we offer to others and, perhaps, to ourselves. This message by Susan Kaphammer is the first of our church year’s Soul Matters series. We are asked to consider the invitations that inform our … Continue reading Living Love Through the Practice of Invitation
Historically, Unitarians have enjoyed a somewhat contrarian reputation. The myth of lemmings all jumping over a cliff isn’t really true. We generally don’t jump over the symbolic cliff together, either. How do we keep centered and balanced in an age when we are expected to just follow the crowd? Or, is there a time to … Continue reading Why We Aren’t Lemmings by Rev. Alex Holt
Let us enjoy communing in the fresh air in a nod to harvest time and autumn solstice. All ages, members, friends, family are welcome and encouraged to join in fun, fellowship, and a meal. The church will be closed, and we will gather at Chesterley Park at 40th Ave. and River Road at the large, … Continue reading Potluck Picnic at Chesterley Park
This is a time to renew our faith – faith in our community, faith in ourselves and faith in one another. This service for all ages will feature the mingling of waters brought by each of us. Congregants will have the opportunity to briefly share why their water is special to them, and pour it … Continue reading Water Communion & Homecoming Service
With Bill Jacobs. Church will be open but no planned service. Coffee will be on and a friendly face to greet you.
This coffee and conversation service will focus on what each of us wants to hear. Please bring a paper with your choice of topic written on it. It will be placed in the grab bag with others and the discussion will focus on the ones chosen from the bag. Children and young people’s topics will … Continue reading Grab Bag Unitarian Universalism
“The Others” friend or enemy? Discussion about those who are different and relating to “them.” Facilitated by Lucy Ann Valderhaug.
From the UU Ministry for Earth’s “About” page: “Caring for the interdependent web of life is a core spiritual practice of Unitarian Universalism. UUMFE is firmly rooted in the long history of our faith’s prophetic action on environmental and human rights issues.” Let’s discuss our local and personal connections between UU and climate justice, especially … Continue reading Climate Justice and UUs
This week the spotlight will be on the artist in each one of us. Prepare to sculpt or draw your vision of god, the universe or everything. This participatory service for all ages expands upon June’s Oh My: God? service as we continue to explore our perceptions of the divine as part of our free … Continue reading Coffee – Converse – Create