The Flower Ceremony is an annual tradition, symbolizing the power of both the individual and the community. We will again celebrate this festive ritual so bring …a flower for the bouquet. If you forget, we have plenty! As this is our last service with the Rev. Heather Janules, flowers will help us reflect on letting … Continue reading A Bouquet of Stories: The Flower Ceremony
Sankofa is an idea from Ghana, meaning “to go back and get it.” In this month centered on “renewal,” this service will reflect on the past to prepare us for the future. We will celebrate those who have made our Religious Education ministries possible and consider the highlights and significant challenges of the past near-decade … Continue reading Sankofa
As we approach Memorial Day, this service will reflect on the ways militarism and war are part of a nation’s identity and invite us to imagine a different way of being. What if there were no need to remember our veterans who have died in battle? With violence raging in Ukraine and the Middle East … Continue reading Lay Down Our Sword and Shield
This Sunday is Youth Sunday, the special annual service that includes our beloved graduating seniors’ statements, and a bridging ritual that will mark their transition to Young Adulthood in the UU faith. Youth from WUSYG (WUS Youth Group) and JUSYG (WUS Junior Youth Group) will be contributing with readings, musical performances, and more. This service … Continue reading The End of the Beginning: Youth Sunday
Order Of Service: Denise Konecek OOS Click here for: Livestream Broadcast of Denise’s service Please note that parking is available on Main Street. If additional parking is needed, please consider the back WUS parking lot or the parking lot for the Middle school immediately to the west of our building.
“Love is always a choice and only sometimes a feeling. If you want to feel love, choose to love and be patient.” In this month centered on pluralism, this service will reflect on the complexity of Mother’s Day and the gifts and challenges of committing one’s self over time to a person, a community, a … Continue reading Choosing to Love
As we begin a month centered on Pluralism, this service will explore the disability justice movement, the needs of disabled people and the ways in which inclusion of disabled people serves…anyone and everyone with a body. How can we reimagine expectations of our physical selves and the world bodies have to navigate? Click here for: Order … Continue reading “Limitation is the Place We Connect”: Disability Justice
Order Of Service for Gerard Kiley: HERE Link to Livestream broadcast of service: HERE
In this very special Music Sunday we welcome acclaimed conductor and scholar Anthony Trecek-King to explore the power and scope of the African-American Spiritual. Dr. Trecek-King will be joined by the WUS choirs in performances Spirituals arranged by William Dawson, Moses Hogan, Jack Halloran, Dr. André Thomas and others. Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream New … Continue reading The Experience of the Spiritual with special guest Anthony Trecek-King
The climate crisis inspires strong feelings of fear, anger and despair. But these feelings can be a source of energy towards taking concrete actions that make a difference. Each one of us can be part of the solution! In recognition of Earth Day, WUS’s members, including some of our environmental leaders, will share how they … Continue reading “Hope is a Verb with Sleeves Rolled Up”: Earth Day
