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UU Young Adults Meeting

UU Young Adults (college-aged to thirties) are meeting this Sunday January 12th at 5:30 in the Gerber room for vegan chili, mulled wine, and DIY crafts! If you are interested in attending and are interested in bringing a DIY craft or food/drink, please RSVP with Nic Stoltzfus at nic.stoltzfus@icloud.com.

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Worship Service: The Paradox of Self-Interest, Jane Palmer. 2020 will not be an easy year. We need to maintain our sanity, our courage, and our compassion, and we need to do so in a manner consistent with our moral principles. With integrity, in other words. Paradoxically, our strength lies in that most-maligned of all interests, self-interest. We are at our most powerful when we find our own stories in those of others and realize we have a stake in the game.

Trans Inclusion: Welcome as Spiritual Practice

The Welcoming Congregation team will host a workshop focusing on transgender inclusion in congregations entitled Introduction to a beloved Community: Welcome as a spiritual practice on Feb 2 2020 in the sanctuary at noon. It will run for 45 minutes with audience discussion Please sign up on the sheet on Gerber room bulletin board.

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Worship Service: As we find ourselves amidst the Winter holiday season, we are reminded of the radically transient nature of our existence by the coming to an end of the year and the decade. As we also start to look forward, this morning’s service will explore how a skillful relationship to impermanence can allow us to not only avoid the suffering caused by unreasonable expectations but also to appreciate the miraculous nature of the present moment, something which the world’s many wisdom traditions point towards at this time of year.

holy honest

i depend upon you to remind me who i am at heart and to hold me accountable for my actions accountable for my words from a place in your heart that recognizes community calls us to truth in love

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Worship Service: When have you followed your star? Together we’ll explore this question in a lively all-ages celebration of the Christmas story and science.

Rev. Sandra’s Schedule

Rev. Sandra will be on study leave/vacation from Dec. 26 through Jan. 13. She will respond to pastoral emergencies during that time. For all other concerns, please contact the church office, a member of the Caring Circle, or a member of the Board.–

TIME TO VOLUNTEER

Are you looking for a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for a Beloved Community? Here is one way to serve your neighbors in need.  From Jan 19 – Feb 2, 2020, we will host Helena’s and Kilsey’s families in our church as they emerge from their housing crisis. Since they stayed with … Continue reading TIME TO VOLUNTEER