In Western culture our thinking and beliefs about God are often shaped by the predominance of the Christian understanding of God, which, like any singular perspective, can be limiting. In Islam, there are 99 names for God – join us as we explore some of these names, and consider what a broader understanding of divinity … Continue reading Virtual Service: The 99 Names of God
We are switching to a Zoom-only service because of the snow storm, and so instead of the youth-led service we had scheduled, or service this Sunday will reflect on how we find hope in the face of feeling hopeless, with all that is going on in our country and in the world. Click here for: … Continue reading Hope in the Face of Hopelessness
An underutilized framing to think about how the human experience works is the lens of understanding and meeting needs. Much of if not all of life is about meeting the needs we have, from food, shelter, and safety, to human connection, joy, and purpose. And yet beyond the essentials needed for life, we rarely talk … Continue reading Meeting Needs
Stories hold a very powerful role in the human experience – before we had written words, they were how we defined ourselves and our cultures, through the oral tradition. The stories we tell ourselves about who we are shape our lives and the choices we make. Stories can and do have tremendous impact on the … Continue reading The Power of Story
We tend to love the certainty of answers in our culture, and, in Unitarian Universalism, we actually value the questions more than the answers. It is one of the unique things about Unitarian Universalism, in fact, that we hold our questions tighter than our answers. Join us as we explore the power of questions to … Continue reading Loving the Questions
At the beginning of each year, we invite three members of the WUS community, representing three generations, to reflect on the poet Mary Oliver’s compelling question “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Come hear how Giorgio Cantoni, Victoria Ippolito, and Woody Wood respond and consider how you … Continue reading Our Wild and Precious Life
Our 7 pm service is geared toward older children and adults and includes music and a retelling of the Christmas Story. Click here for: Christmas Eve Worship Livestream New Online Visitors Sign-Up Click here for: Order Of Service for 12/24/2024 7PM Point your smart-phone at the QR to view the Order Of Service:
Our 4 pm service is especially friendly for young children and includes singing, the Nativity Story with animal noises, and marching– to name a few bits of the merriment we make. Click here for: Christmas Eve Worship Livestream New Online Visitors Sign-Up Click here for: Order Of Service for 12/24/2024 – 4PM Point your smart-phone at the … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service 4:00 pm
As we become increasingly aware of the darkness of the days, we pause this Sunday to reflect on our cultural practice of embracing light as good, and dark as bad. We’ll explore the roots of this cultural assumption, and reflect together on the magic, power, and beauty of darkness, on this Sunday after the darkest … Continue reading Embracing Dark, Embracing Light
Join us this Sunday for an all-ages service that never disappoints – our annual Paper Bag Pageant! It’s a raucous good time at the nativity in this fun, no-rehearsal Christmas pageant that includes everyone – babies, elders, and everyone in between. Costumes are provided, but feel free to come dressed in your favorite costume – … Continue reading Paper Bag Pageant (All Ages)
