Upcoming Services
November 1, 2026: All Ages All Souls/Dia de Los Muertos Service
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, Maria Renner, and Dr. Stephanie Kimball
In this annual service, we remember our loved ones who have died. Everyone is invited to bring a photograph or memento of a loved one to help decorate our altars. Children (and adults) are invited to dress in Halloween costumes for our parade.
Note: Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 1 at 2 a.m. when time falls back one hour and becomes 1 a.m. Be sure to set your clocks back before bed on Saturday, October 31.
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November 8, 2026: The Sacredness of Attention
Maria Renner
Reverence starts with attention. We’ll explore how paying attention can be a practice of love and a way to recognize the sacred in ordinary life. -
November 15, 2026: Reverence for All Life
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Mindful of both Veteran’s Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance, we will reflect on how much it matters that we learn to honor life and the terrible costs of allowing the degradation of people’s lives to continue. -
November 22, 2026: All Ages Bread Service
For this service, everyone is invited to bring a grain-based staple (brown bread, sourdough, buns, muffins, tortillas, challah, naan, for example) that is reflective of your family traditions (new or old) to share as part of the service.
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November 29, 2026: What is Survivance and Why Should We Care?
Rev. Dennis McCarty
Recognizing the ways that Thanksgiving stories have been told to repress the history of colonization, this service will reflect on survivance, explained to me by Indigenous people as a portmanteau of survival and resilience. It is very much a matter of oppressed people living on their own terms, rather than terms dictated by the oppressor.
Past Services
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October 25, 2026: I Could Be Wrong
Maria Renner, Ministerial Intern
In this sermon we will explore how the willingness to say “I could be wrong” can make room for curiosity, relationship, and the possibility of being changed. -
October 23, 2026: Celebration of Life for Pat Harris
A Celebration of Life for Pat Harris will be held on Friday, October 23, at 1 p.m. in the Meeting Room. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall.
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October 18, 2026: Rediscovering Humility
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
Humility is an important characteristic of spiritual and psychological maturity. Yet it is often misunderstood in ways that cause people to diminish themselves and their own light, joy, and confidence. How can we understand humility in ways that are life honoring? -
October 11, 2026: Indiana, Land of the Indians
Dr. Stephanie Kimball and the Indigenous Studies Working Group
Euro-American and traditional indigenous attitudes toward land differ greatly: One sees it as property, as something to control and conquer; the other sees it as a partner, as something to nurture and live alongside. What can we learn from the latter? -
October 9, 2026: Memorial Service for Barbara Restle
A Memorial Service for Barbara Restle will be held on Friday, October 9, at 4 p.m. in the Meeting Room. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall.
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October 4, 2026: Balancing Pride and Humility
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray
With a weekend full of celebration, we celebrate pride in our community, LGBTQ+ pride, pride in history and diversity, and the work for justice we do today. And we recognize how humility is not separate from pride. Together, in balance, they are a strength. -
September 27, 2026: Active Hope for All Ages
Hope is something that we need at all ages and stages of life. This all ages service will deepen our engagement of active hope no matter how old or young we are.
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September 22, 2026 at 6 pm: Autumnal Equinox Service
As the days grow shorter, we pause to honor the changing season and to seek balance in our lives. We acknowledge the value of light and growth, and the value of the increasing darkness and rest.
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September 20, 2026: Hope is Here
Maria Renner, Ministerial Intern
What does hope look like when life and the world around us remain uncertain? Together, we’ll explore how hope can coexist with grief, uncertainty, and difficulty, and consider where we might encounter it in unexpected places. -
September 13, 2026: Turning Toward Active Hope
Let’s explore Joanna Macy’s teaching on the “Spiral of the Work that Reconnects” and how it offers a practice that can help us nurture active hope. Macy says this is the work that can help us “face the mess we’re in without going crazy.”
