Passover is a celebration and a recommitment to our work resisting oppression and working for collective liberation. It’s also a time for singing and telling ancient stories in new ways. Join us for this special Passover service of story, song, and metaphorical mud.
Religious community means different things to different people, but what is the purpose that gives our congregation meaning? This week begins our shared work to revisit our church mission and vision. Whether you’ve been part of UUCSS for many years or have just begun attending and getting connected, you are invited to participate in the…
This month a new exhibit celebrating Afro Futurism opens at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC. Just what IS Afro Futurism, and why is one of the centerpieces of this exhibit Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther Suit? Join us for a service exploring these questions and inviting us to imagine a…
One of the key missions of a church is to raise young people to be engaged, healthy members of our community. The ways we do this, the specific targets we work towards change, but the goal never changes; raising new Unitarian Universalists. Rev. Christian Schmidt, guest preaching. BIO Rev. Christian Schmidt currently serves as Interim…
We live in a commodified world where people live behind screens of meaning – work, education, family heritage – that “tell” people who we are. But if we are going to be healers in the world, we need to learn how to let these screens go and reveal our true selves. But this requires a…
Do you wanna build a snowman? Er, I mean, reshape the UUA bylaws? Our Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations is taking a hard look at the section of our bylaws that contains our Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources, and we will be considering a proposal from the Article Two Commission that will completely re-write and…
Join us for a service about putting love at the center of our lives and liberal faith, with inspiration by Adrienne Maree Brown, Otis Moss III, as well as Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan.
BIO: Kirk Freeman is a seminarian and candidate for Ministerial Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association. Kirk is currently serving as a chaplain intern at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, and he previously completed a ministerial internship at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, MD. He lives in Washington, DC, with…
This time of year it can seem like the cold of winter will last forever. Yet it is right about now that farmers of old in the northern hemisphere began preparations for spring planting. Join us for a service exploring the intersections of Imbolc and Candlemass and celebrating the oncoming of Spring.
This Sunday marks the 50th anniversary since the Supreme Court recognized a consitutional right to abortion in Rowe vs. Wade, a landmark case overturned last year. This week in worship we explore this new chapter of work toward liberation and the gifts our liberal faith offers us for the journey.