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It started when we were young – that question: “what do you want to be when you grow up?” And it didn’t stop there but morphed into: “what are you planning to do after …. (high school, college, the job change, the retirement….). In fact, multiple times in our lives we face some version of … Continue reading Your Wild and Precious Life
This morning’s very special service is a chance to celebrate our senior youth’s Bridging – from Youth to Young Adulthood. We will formally welcome new members into our community and we’ll appreciate the volunteers who served as Religious Education teachers at Westminster this year. Our Living Tradition at Westminster touches all of our lives, even … Continue reading The Living Tradition at Westminster: Bridging, Teacher Recognition, Volunteer Recognition
Throughout the ages, people and nations have gone to war, always at costs greater than we can imagine. On this Memorial Day, we honor those who have died while in service to the country, and in particular, we acknowledge the often hidden places those victims reside. War is expensive to solve political and cultural conflict, … Continue reading The Hidden Places of War
The Mother’s Journey and Flower Communion Each person who becomes a mother travels their own special journey. And while none are exactly the same, just like the protagonist in Joseph Campbell’s “hero’s journey” many mothers discover that each of their journeys contain both epic moments of triumph as well as heart wrenching times of trial. … Continue reading The Mother’s Journey and Flower Communion
Join us for a sampler day Sunday, May 4th, with services at 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 am. Mark your calendars and come to one or both services! This morning, we consider the power of imagination and the role of ritual in our lives. We all live on multiple levels: the level of the forward-facing / … Continue reading Ritual as a Doorway to Your Deeper Self : Services at 9 am & 10:30
Love is perhaps the strongest emotion we experience as humans. It has the power to help us rise up out of the dark places we sometimes find ourselves; it reminds us who we really are and gives us strength that we may not know we had. Join us for this celebration of the rebirth of … Continue reading Love Reborn in Celebration of Easter
Whether you are Jewish, Christian, UU, or ascribe to most any faith tradition or none at all, the sacred story of how the Jewish people escaped their persecutors in Egypt can teach us all about perseverance, suffering, grace, and joy. During this time of Passover, we invite you to explore how your own, sometimes challenging, … Continue reading On the Way to Joy – A Passover Service
“I’ll be happy when…” It’s a statement we probably have all made at once (and perhaps at many times!). While our experience of happiness can feel very conditional, sages throughout the ages have taught that joy, pure deep joy is a state beyond conditions. What would it be like to live in a state of … Continue reading Joy For No Reason
To view the service click on the arrow. How do we live Unitarian Universalist values in the community? What would it look like to center love and to honor the inherent worthiness and uniqueness of each person? A powerful thing can happen when we consciously decide how we want to be together and then work … Continue reading Trusting the Wisdom of the Community
To view the service, click on the arrow below. Whether we identify as female or not, we have all been surrounded by messages about what a woman “should” be and how feminine energy “should” or “should not” show up. In today’s political climate, those messages are even more direct and narrowly focused. This morning we … Continue reading Trusting the Feminine
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