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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March 15, 2025: Celebration of Life for Dick Hiatt
A Celebration of Life for Dick Hiatt will be held on Saturday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in the Meeting Room with a reception to follow. -
March 9, 2025: “Living a Life of Commitment”
What does it mean to live a life of commitment in a time when that seems radical?
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March 2, 2025: “A Commitment to Truth”
How do we remain committed to truth in an age of disinformation and subterfuge?
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February 23, 2025: “Love and Compassion: A Path to Justice”
Cultivating love and compassion is the foundation of a commitment to justice.
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February 16, 2025: All Ages Valentine’s Day Service: "Love and Resistance"
How do we love when our hearts are breaking? How can the spiritual practice of love improve our own lives and make the world a better place? This service features Family Choir and an all-ages band! -
February 09, 2025: “When Compassion Isn’t Easy”
We all know times when being compassionate is not easy. How do we cultivate compassion even for those we are in conflict with? What does this even mean or look like and why would we even try?
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February 02, 2025: "Love is the Center"
What does it mean to understand Love at the center of our faith?
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January 26, 2025: "What is Epistemic Justice, and Why Should We Care?"
Breaking this complex-sounding topic down into real-world terms, we can better turn our good intentions into real-world practice. -
January 19, 2025: Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday "With Justice as our Guide"
What does it mean for our community to put love and justice at the center of our work and what does this mean for how we continue to work to expand and defend human rights and civil rights today? -
January 18, 2025: A Celebration of Life for Alan Backler
A Celebration of Life for Alan Backler: Saturday, January 18, at 3 p.m. A reception will be held following the service in Fellowship Hall. Child care will be available.