Archives: Services

The Lived Experiences of Western Counselors Treating Indigenous Clients

Speaker: Silvia Daeumichen  Lay Leader: Jill Gates Music: Marsha Sousa
Join us as Silvia shares highlights from her master’s thesis defense exploring the experiences of Western-trained counselors serving predominately Alaska Native clients. Drawing on qualitative interviews with counselors across Alaska, she introduces Bhabha’s Third Space as culturally responsive framework for … read more.

Flower Ceremony: Beauty and Community

Speaker: Rev. Becca Bernard  Lay Leader: Silvia Daeumichen Music: Marsha Sousa
Find a flower that catches your eye and bring it to this annual ceremony to add to our community bouquet! This service celebrates beauty, diversity, and the many different reasons we are drawn to this vibrant Unitarian Universalist … read more.

Becoming Earth

Speaker: Carissa Pienkowski   Lay Leader: Alison Carter  Music: Marsha Sousa
Becoming Earth explores what it means to live with the knowledge that death is part of every living thing. Through personal story, biology, and ecological reflection, this program considers death not only as an ending, but … read more.

Weather’s Life Lessons

Speaker: Rick Thoman   Lay Leader: Alison Carter  Music: Marsha Sousa

Weather is a pervasive part of our lives, usually just part of the background, occasionally all-consuming. But close attention to the weather, day after day, can also be a spiritual practice, deepening our connection to place and our respect … read more.

Solstice

Speaker: Molly Murray  Music: Marsha Sousa

Did you know pigs can fly? A little curiosity, some courage, a splash of believing in yourself (and a jet pack) can take you from ideas to action. This is a multigenerational service based on the idea that creativity and fUUn are a … read more.

Pride and Freedom

Speaker: Rev. Becca   Lay Leader:  Laura Volmert Music: Marsha Sousa

Throughout human history, people have risked their lives for the chance to be free: to live, love, think, and believe in freedom. Freedom is foundational to Unitarian Universalism, central to American identity, and vital for human thriving. With Pride month … read more.

Rehearsal Spaces for Attention

Speaker: Liz Dobbins   Lay Leader:  Susan Grace Music: Marsha Sousa

In a recent sermon, Rev. Becca described how our attention is sunlight that encourages new possibilities. To enlarge our capacity for attention, we can practice – rehearsing for when we really need it. With abbreviated worship elements, this service will … read more.

Transitions/Maypole

Speaker: Molly Murray   Lay Leader:  Gavyn Shepard  Music: Marsha Sousa

From the moment we are born until we return to the earth our lives are full of changes, transitioning from one moment to another. Our society marks many of these but so many go unacknowledged. Today as we mark a … read more.