Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Marsha Buly, Service Assoicate; Adele St. Pierre, Reader The Flower Communion is an annual springtime celebration in most Unitarian Universalist congregations, celebrating the beauty of diversity. Traditionally each person brings a flower, preferably found in their own garden or by the roadside, and each person leaves with a different flower. We’ll redesign that ritual for … Continue reading Flower Communion
Presenter: Dee Dee Camhi – Service Associate: Priscilla Taylor The Summer Solstice is that time of year when the sun is at its furthest point from the equator. It has been marked as the high point of summer–or midsummer–since the Neolithic time. At the same time, the Southern Hemisphere points away from the sun, creating … Continue reading Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Presenters: Rev. Matt Alspaugh & Rev. D’Vorah Kelley Virtually all religious organizations depend on the efforts of individuals, freely given, with no compensation other than the joy of service. Our fellowship is no different. We’ll take time to reflect on this heart of service that exists in each of us, and how we nurture this … Continue reading “Hearts of Service: Volunteer Appreciation Sunday”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh Service Associate: Michael Swords “He is risen,” some of my Christian friends would tell me on Easter Sunday. Christ’s resurrection from the dead is one of the most central elements of Christian faith. Yet we are given few details about the resurrection event itself in the Christian Bible. Instead, the story … Continue reading He Is Risen – Thinking about the Resurrection
Presenters: Pam Cucinell and Colleen Beery Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the Spring Equinox is March 19th. In a world gone mad, how do we restore balance? A recognition of the Equinox emphasizes the importance of daily encounters with our natural world. From her perspective as an astrologer Pamela Cucinell discusses why so many cultures value … Continue reading Let’s Feel Good! Mark the Spring Equinox
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterD’Vorah Kelley, Service Associate It’s a few days before Valentine’s Day, which for most of us folks from the north is a celebration of romantic love. Here in Mexico, Valentine’s Day is much broader, a celebration of familial love, and love for friends, a larger love. In this service, we will consider … Continue reading “A Larger Love”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh Service Associate: Annie Morris For our Christmas Eve service, we’ll have a variation of the traditional “Lessons and Carols” service, with some stories that might be a little, um, atypical, and a lesson certainly different from the familiar mashup of the two versions of Jesus’ birth (in the gospels of Matthew … Continue reading Stories and Carols
Presenters: Bob Koches and Rev. Matt Alspaugh Service Associates: Jane Castleman and Christy Caldwell How to handle loss, loneliness and grief with the celebration of the day of the dead., and what we can learn from our Mexican neighbors.
Presenter: Barley Donahue Service Associate: Jane Castleman We will focus on our connections with beloved pets, with animals in nature around us, with all the animals of the interdependent web and join in blessing their lives. Reverend Matt Alspaugh will offer blessing words to members of our fellowship and their loved their animal companions as … Continue reading “Animal Blessings”
Rev. Matt AlspaughSusie Lindeman and Jane Castleman, Service Associates “The Best,” a verse from the Taoist foundational book the Tao-Te-Ching, begins with the line “The best, like water, benefit all and do not compete.” We use this verse as a theme for several short reflections on water and life. We will also celebrate our water … Continue reading “The Best, Like Water”
