Topic: Past Services

Welcome Home

We are pleased to have Reverend Kevin Jones back in our midst this week.  His message is one of re-entry and will welcome us home.  He will be referencing a text from Deuteronomy in the Jewish scriptures:

Then Moses set aside three towns in the country … read more.

Florida: Where “Woke” Goes to Die

Last November, our Governor Ron DeSantis secured his second term in office on defeating Democratic nominee Charlie Crist by a significant margin as Florida continued its shift from swing state to more reliably red. In his victory speech, DeSantis declared to a cheering crowd that … read more.

Celebrating Easter with the Flower Communion

For Easter this year, we will celebrate a traditional Flower Communion. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Čapek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Mája Čapek, Norbert’s widow and has been celebrated in Unitarian Universalist Churches … read more.

The Next New Normal 2.0

Congregations and their people are still feeling the drag of two years of isolation and its associated stressors. Many experts describe our collective experiences as trauma, and trauma takes time to heal. This drag is leading to a completely understandable “low capacity” for all kinds … read more.

The Next New Normal 1.0

Life is a series of normals.  We go from one normal to the next.  The next new normal in the life of this congregation is its coming scheduled change of ministers in the summer.  At this service, the Ministerial Search Team will outline their process … read more.

Caring, Connection and Community

What makes for a good life? In this service, led by members of our Caring Committee, a psychologist and Zen priest offers a humanist perspective in a TED Talk sermon.

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The Crisis of Identity

Humanity is gripped by a crisis of identity, as various groups enjoin a needless struggle to differentiate themselves, why they are here, and what they should do about it. The result is a mind-numbing array of “us-es” and “them-s” with self-definitions growing more and more … read more.

Hope

Hope is the ability to look into the future and see something beautiful.