Sunday Services 9:30 am, In-Person or Zoom
Dorothy Day said, “When violence becomes ritualized, it no longer aims at peace. It sustains identity. It preserves budgets. It organizes loyalty. It stabilizes power through repetition. It becomes theatre.” Has war become America’s new theology? Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# US+16699009128,,958336800# US … Continue reading The Theology of War
Why do we deny facts we do not want to accept? David will discuss three examples: a personal medical example, an educational example, and climate science. Also, David will suggest first actions to overcome denialism. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# US+16699009128,,958336800# US (San … Continue reading Denialism
In the story of the Little Prince, he is constantly wishing to explore the world more and more, and there are many a compelling scene in which he arrives on a new planet, and what happens when he meets the residents. Let’s journey with Le Petite Prince!
The Egg”, by novelist Andy Weir, has been translated into 30 languages by its readers, speaks of a profound meeting of a recently deceased man, and God(?), showing how we are all part of the interdependent web. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# US+16699009128,,958336800# … Continue reading Being an Egg
Beltane is traditionally characterized by bonfires, fertility rituals, and celebrations of nature’s peak vitality. The festival signifies a transition from the darkness of winter to the light of summer. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# US+16699009128,,958336800# US (San Jose)
Let’s prepare for the Next Steps Workshop weekend May 2nd by remembering who we are and what inspires us from within. Let’s imagine together how we might manifest the spiritual community we all desire. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# US+16699009128,,958336800# US (San Jose)
Plastics, grocery bags, recycling confusion, home electrification, fast fashion, and the coming “vape-pocalypse” of disposable e-cigarettes – hear an update of what’s been happening at the state and local level to reduce waste, avoid toxins, and get sustainable. Join us in person in the Sanctuary or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 958 336 800 One tap mobile+16694449171,,958336800# … Continue reading Fighting the Green Fight: Update from the Environmental Regulatory Trenches
“What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb? What if our America is not dead but a country still waiting to be born? What if the story of America is one long labor?” Valerie Kaur asks those words in a prayer – are we in the … Continue reading The Possibilities in Darkness
A beautiful intergenerational celebration of the Unitarian Flower Ceremony offered by Rev. Norbert Fabien Čapek. Join us as we celebrate Flower Communion – a Unitarian Universalist sacrament created by Rev. Čapek, of the Unitarian Church of Prague, nearly a century ago. The celebration continues as the children hunt eggs for Easter! Join us in person … Continue reading Flower Ceremony x Easter Egg Hunt!
“Acts of exclusion, discrimination, and the impacts of systemic oppression are all there, right before me. I don’t always perceive them—I have been taught to not see them—but they are there…” says Rev. Karen G. Johnston. What acts of exclusion or systemic oppression have you witnessed, but have become so “used to seeing it,” that … Continue reading Inviting Our Authentic Selves
