Brief service followed by Annual Congregational meeting.

A time of emerging beauty, to glimpse the good that is yet to be. We make space for a new breath, a new healing, a new possibility to take root. https://youtu.be/9hE5VhNuDm0

The great theologian Howard Thurman says, “Resilience is to watch a gathering darkness, until all light is swallowed up completely without the power to interfere or bring a halt. Then in that darkness, to continue one’s journey with one’s footsteps guided by the illumination of … read more.

Every step we make in awareness helps us get in touch with the wonders of life that are here, in our revered sanctuary. As you breathe in, you can take a step and contemplate, “I have arrived; I am
home.” This Sunday we widen the circle … read more.

Love can be viewed as a conversion to humanity—a willingness to participate with others in the healing of a broken world and broken lives. As the Indian Canadian poet Rupi Kaur wrote, “Your degree, your job, your money, nothing matters, except for love and human … read more.

While we cry ourselves to sleep, gratitude waits patiently to console and reassure us that there is a landscape larger than the one we can see ( S. Breathnach). For those feeling stressed by the holidays, this sermon will look at the benefits of the … read more.

Inspiring Hope through Action: Remembering Jane Goodall sometimes referred to as ” The Mother Theresa of the Environment “, this sermon will look at the moral and spiritual wisdom that emerged in Goodall’s extraordinary life — and the hope that, to the end, sustained her. … read more.

The Buddhist spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh taught that the “island within”, found in meditation is a safe, peaceful place inside every per￾son, The island is a refuge from the storms of life. This sermon is participatory. Congregants are asked to share what brings them … read more.

As we gather to mark the beginning of our congregational year, the Water Ceremony is one way we welcome everyone back from a summer in which the congregation’s life slows down, worship is less formal, and some travel or spend time away. We invite everyone … read more.

“She is known as the voice of a generation. The Queen of Folk. A legend. An icon, the one who sang “We Shall Overcome” alongside Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington. As much as anyone, Joan Baez embodied the spirit of … read more.