Past Events (Page 8)

We Flow As One – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt and Rev. Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

Whether from your favorite beach, the stream along your faorite hiking path, or just the hose you use to water your garden, all are invited to bring some water to mingle in our annual Water Ceremony! Kids are invited to wear their swimsuits underneath their clothes so they can enjoy Splash Day after the service.

Labor Day Weekend – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

Labor Day evokes memories of black and white pictures from over a century ago, but the Labor Movement is as relevant today as it was then.

Blessing of the Bags and Backpacks – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt and Rev. Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

Children and youth in our congregation and across the region are preparing for the beginning of a new school year. Even if we won’t be going to school, we can bring intention to our ongoing learning and growing. People of all ages are invited to bring their backpacks, bags, and handbags for a blessing.

A Monk, A Robot, A Cup of Tea – Guest Preacher Lora Powell-Haney

Saying yes to an impulse, a dream. Wrestling with assumptions. Existing and thriving in a world without capitalism. Making tea as a vocation and spiritual calling. How can one slim volume of science fiction hold all that possibility? We’ll explore these juicy ideas and more, using Becky Chambers’ book A Psalm for the Wild-Built as…

Dirty Dancing: Sex, Joy, and the Love of Bodies – Rev. Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

Join Rev. Caitlin for a service all about sex, the classic summer film Dirty Dancing, and the life saving power our UU theology of love and acceptance. Let’s talk about why it matters that we teach OWL (Our Whole Lives), and about what our Unitarian Universalist tradition has to say about sex and bodies and…

The Best Medicine – Guest Preacher Rev. Kimberley DebusThe Best Medicine –

Amidst the pains, sorrows, and struggles, we need the wisdom and healing that humor brings. We will explore the ways laughter helps us heal our spirits and bear the crudeness of reality – but more importantly, we are going to make space for joy and find the funny.

Frame, Turn, Create! – Guest Preacher Rev. Christin Green

Join guest preacher Rev. Christin to explore creativity for folks that don’t consider themselves “creatives.” We may not all feel like we were “born with the creative gene,” but consider if we could learn it. What happens when we frame something, step back, and turn it? We might find a pearl in our oyster. BIO:…

Joy Questing: a Tie Dye Sunday Service – Rev. Caitlin Cotter Coillberg

Seek through your closet for your brightest happiest clothes for this special Tie Dye Sunday Service! We invite you to show up in all your tie-dye splendor for this summer service about Questing for Joy. Join our Minister of Spiritual Growth, Rev. Caitlin for a service about finding our way to joy, together and as…

The Church of Baseball – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

Join us this Sunday for a service about spiritual lessons of America’s favorite sport. Everyone is invited to wear their favorite team t-shirt, jersey, and/or baseball cap!

T-Shirt Sunday – Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt

Perception is a tricky thing, especially when who we understand ourselves to be doesn’t match the assumptions others make about us. This week in worship everyone is invited to wear your favorite family-friendly T-Shirt to church, and we will reflect together on the complexity that lies beneath perception.