Upcoming Services
August 30, 2026: There Are Groups, and Then There Are Groups…
Rev. Barbara Child
You just never know about groups. What was planned as a six-week series on “Writing as a Spiritual Practice,” complete with registration and commitment to attend in person at church, was converted by covid into a drop-in group on zoom that continued for 82 sessions. There are lots of different kinds of groups at UUCB, and then there are Chalice Circles….
Rev. Barbara Child is a retired Accredited Interim Minister who earlier served as Chair of the UU Interim Ministry Guild. She is the editor of The Spirit That Moves: Readings and Rituals for Times of Change and Transition. With Rev. Keith Kron, she edited In the Interim: Strategies for Interim Ministers and Congregations. Her memoir is titled Memories of a Vietnam Veteran: What I Have Remembered and What He Could Not Forget. In past years Rev. Barbara has served UUCB as Sabbatical Minister during three sabbatical periods. She currently serves as Ministerial Consultant to the Executive Team and facilitators of UUCB's Chalice Circles program.
Past Services
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September 15, 2024: “Cultivating a Beginner’s Mind”
A beginner’s mind is a concept from Zen Buddhism that describes the value of keeping an open mind, free of preconceptions, even when you are advanced in your field or have a lot of experience. -
September 08, 2024: Multigenerational Water Communion: Community Makes Us Strong
Together we pour our water representing the ways that community weaves us together in connection. -
September 01, 2024: "New Beginnings"
What are the things that are important for starting well? We’ll consider this question as we embark on a new shared ministry! -
August 25, 2024: “Artificial Intelligence and Chalice Circles in the Same Sermon -- Say What?”
Pursuing the topic of A.I. lead me to a new look at something I thought I already knew well, this congregation’s small group program called Chalice Circles. -
August 18, 2024: "Mental Health and Collective Community Empowerment"
Through our interconnected relationships centered in love, we can decolonize mental health care and more deeply nourish well-being in community. -
August 11, 2024: "Poetry as a Spiritual Practice"
Original poetry and reflections by UUCB poets with context by Linda Pickle, facilitator of the recent “Poetry as a Spiritual Practice" course. -
August 04, 2024: ‘Our Whole Lives’: Sexuality Education and Religious Community
Join us to explore how our lifespan sexuality education program is grounded in UU values and makes an important difference in the world.