As someone from a family without great financial resources I always dreaded the beginning of school when I’d have to hear about the great trips others had been on. And yet I also noticed that though I did not have pictures to share I did have the wonderful memories of time doing not a thing … Continue reading The Fine Art of Doing Nothing!

Mysticism often gets a bad rap in a world dominated by reason and rationalism. Sometimes seen as just a bunch of made up mumbo jumbo, it is often discounted as not relavant to “real” life. And yet, true mysticism is perhaps one of the most facinating ways to experience our interconnectedness. The modern mystic is … Continue reading The Way of the Modern Mystic

This special Unitarian Universalist Bridging Service honors our Westminster graduating high school seniors as they move from youth into young adulthood. Together, we will celebrate their growth, bless the journeys ahead, and remind them that this congregation will always be a home of love, support, and belonging for them. This is also our last service … Continue reading Senior Bridging Service 10:00 AM

No one and no community exists as an island unto itself. We are each interconnected to a past and to others without whom we would not be where we are. In the same light we are each interconnected to the future and to the others who will co-create this world we live within. This morning … Continue reading From Whence We Have Come and To Where are We Going – One Service 10:00 AM

A very important part of the Unitarian Universalist faith is the idea of a personal search for truth and meaning. Here you are not told what to believe but instead are supported in gathering information and experiences that help inform your own evolving understandings of life. People of all ages are encouraged on this journey. … Continue reading Coming of Age: Now and Again

Today we honor mothers, fathers, and every parent who has dedicated their lives to the sacred act of loving and caring for a young person. To be a parent is to experience some of life’s greatest joys and deepest loves. And to be a parent can also be to experience some of life’s greatest heartaches … Continue reading Ode to Parenting at Any Age

We all know what it is to love and care for others. It is what opens our hearts and brings meaning to our lives. And yet, sometimes our care can start to erode that loving feeling and our own wellbeing. Are there limits to what we can do for others? If so, how can we … Continue reading The Fierce Journey of Caring (and the Pain of Over-Caring) – In Honor of Flower Communion Sunday

Do you love trees, flowers, plants and dirt? Are you committed to the flourishing of animals, insects and birds? Do you find beauty and joy in mountains, streams, rivers, the ocean and sand? Are a few of your favorite things breezes, raindrops and the earth beneath your feet? If you answered yes to these you … Continue reading Biophilia: For the Love of Nature

Whether we write it, read it or enjoy listening to it, the use of metaphor can offer a profound doorway to our deeper selves as we embrace its transformative possibility of meaning. This morning we will explore the power of metaphor to help us discover more about the many parts of ourselves, the world around … Continue reading Metaphor’s Doorway to the Soul

When the Queen in Alice in Wonderland said that she “sometimes … believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” she couldn’t have possibly been faced with challenges at the level of what we face today, could she? Plus, we all know that believing something doesn’t make it so, right? As a people of … Continue reading Embracing Possibility: Multigen Easter Service / Multi-Gen Easter Egg Hunt