Upcoming Services
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.
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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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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.”
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September 6, 2026: Putting the 'Labor' Back in Labor Day
As we commemorate Labor Day, this talk will provide a brief overview of the tumultuous history of the U.S. labor movement and its relevance for our lives today. We will explore the meaning and scope of labor unions, the legislative context of union formation and survival, and the current strength of U.S. unions in historical and comparative perspective. Along the way, we will discuss the true origins of “Labor Day”. With guest speaker Michael Wallace.
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September 6, 2026, at 3pm: Celebration of Life for Danny Callison
A Celebration of Life for Danny Callison will be held on Sunday, September 6, at 3 p.m. in the Meeting Room. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall.
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August 30, 2026: There Are Groups, and Then There Are Groups…
You just never know about groups.
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August 23, 2026: The Power and Promise of Change
Not all change is good, but there is a power in believing in the capacity of people to make change in our lives and our world. How do we harness the lessons of history and memory that remind us change is possible?
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August 16, 2026: Learning to Embrace Change
Change is rarely easy, but it is also unavoidable. Learning to embrace change is an important skill in learning to navigate our lives with hope and courage.
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August 9, 2026: All Ages Ingathering Water Service
Everyone is invited to bring water from a place that is meaningful in your life to share in this service. As we mingle our water together, we remember the gift of belonging in a community where we can share our lives, including our joys and our sorrow, our growth and our changes.
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August 2, 2026: The Call of Kindness
A moral life is one that acknowledges our kinship with all people, indeed with all beings, all animals and plants, rivers and mountains, Earth and Sun. We gather this morning to experience how story and song can help us enlarge the realm of kindness.
