Services

Third Person Unitarian

In the 19th-century, many Unitarians described themselves as “first-person Unitarians,” meaning they believed in only the first part of the idea of the Trinity—God the Father, but not God the Son or God the Holy Spirit. However, in the 21st-century, it’s possible that the concept of a “third-person Unitarian” may be more relevant. This service … Continued

The Theology of Bruce Springsteen

Rock and roll superstar Bruce Springsteen has enjoyed enormous success in a career spanning five decades-at least in part because of his willingness to look unflinchingly at the human condition, to celebrate the goodness of life, and to point out where we fall short as individuals and as a society. This service will explore the … Continued

Mercy and Moral Injury

The concept of moral injury has been described as “the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress their own moral and ethical values or codes of conduct.” How are we seeing this concept play out in our world and what can we … Continued

One and Many: Connectedness

We live in a world with many divisions and differences based on class, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, region, gender, and more. Our challenge as religious liberals is to resist minimizing these differences, as many of them are very real and need to be respected-while at the same time recognizing some essential commonalities.

Struggle, Healing, and Moving On

In the wake of the tragedy and fear that many American citizens were met with in 2016, the youth group is sharing what we can on healing and moving on. In a three part service, we will examine anger, fear, and healing in an attempt to cope with a shared struggle and freshen our approach … Continued

Heaven on Earth

Our Universalist ancestors believed that, in the end, everyone would go to heaven. They believed that any God who was loving would not damn anyone to eternal hell. And they believed that it was up to each of us to create something like heaven on earth—to work for justice, to act with compassion and mercy, … Continued

Zombie Theology

Zombie books, movies, and television series have been on the rise in recent years. What does this phenomenon say about us as a society and where we are headed? To what extent do zombies represent a metaphor for our troubled times in which people can sometimes seem to be soulless bodies just going through the … Continued

The End of Civilization

Our worship service theme for the month of February is eschatology, meaning where we come from, where we are going, and what is our ultimate goal or endpoint. Despite great technological advances in recent decades, our current era can seem like the end of the world—as evidenced by irreversible climate change, the rise of authoritarian … Continued

Shelter from the Storm: Soteriology of Bob Dylan

Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan’s music has been more influential than perhaps any other songwriter in American history. This service will feature music by Dylan and will focus on his vision of what might save us as individuals and as a society. (Our designated offering this week will help provide American Sign Languages classes for deaf … Continued