Past Events (Page 7)

A Harvest of Thanks – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

In this service for all ages we will enjoy the many gifts of life as we sing harvest hymns, listen to a story, and share cornbread and cider together in a ritual of thanks.

The Shared Search – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

The non-coercive nature of the free and responsible search for truth and meaning draws many people to our faith. Even within our congregations this is often framed as an individual pursuit. Join us for a service about what’s possible when we’re willing to connect deeply with one another and search for truth and meaning together.

Connecting Deeply – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

Anyone who’s received a massage and a root canal can testify to just how differently humans perceive the passing of the same amount of time. This Sunday we delve into the spiritual dimensions of time in a service inspired by Jo Paoletti who won the opportunity to choose a sermon topic in last year’s UUCSS…

Remembrance Sunday – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

As people all over the world prepare to honor the dead in different ways, we will remember our ancestors and those in our families and communities who have died. Everyone is welcome to bring a picture or two of a friend or loved one you wish to honor during this service. This is a service…

Power Sunday – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

This week in worship we sieze the opportunity to take action with other UUs around the country With a video sermon by Rev. Peggy Clarke, Chair of the Board of UUs for Social Justice, and other worship elements led by our own Rev. Kristin Schmidt, this service invites us to leverage our power to advocate…

Finding Serenity – Rev. Morgan McLean

The Serenity Prayer, which is attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, emerged in the late 1930’s in the face of a rapidly changing society not unlike where we are today. We will explore this simple prayer based on a profound principle: finding serenity and wisdom in knowing the difference between what we can, and cannot, change.

We Are a Global Faith – Rev. Morgan McLean

There are Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist groups around the globe with unique histories and traditions. This service will explore and celebrate our connections, and our differences, with our siblings in faith in Transylvania, India, and the Philippines. Rev. Morgan will also reflect on her own work of unlearning our American expectations and learning anew to…

Rainbow Connections – Rev. Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

On this National Coming Out Sunday, join Rev. Caitlin for a service all about joy, pronouns, and Love in Action.

Pure Imagination – Rev. Morgan McLean

Writing about Cosmic religion, Albert Einstein said, “imagination is more important than knowledge.” The biographical note in the publication called Einstein “the imaginative thinker first and the scientist second.” What does it mean to be an imaginative thinker? How can we cultivate our imagination?

The Many Hats We Wear – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

The different hats we wear, way to talk about boundaries, we all wear teacher and learner hats, all adults are resident theologians for kids in home and here at UUCSS (Mission and Vision: Making Them Real Workshop after worship)