Our congregation’s Pretrial Support Ministry is engaged in some amazing work. This focused care falls under a larger heading of restorative justice, a theologically grounded perspective that may feel at … Continue reading Beyond Retribution
Bring flowers to share and a favorite outdoor chair to our annual Flower Ceremony. We’ll be outside on the East Lawn (where the tent is) unless weather tells us otherwise. … Continue reading No Person Is a Weed: Flower Ceremony
Many faith traditions include some kind of preparation for death. Communities might hold common stories about what happens when a person dies, or there may be rituals that represent death … Continue reading Practicing Dying
If the animate force that birthed the universe and all beings into existence could hear us, what would we say to her? Whether you’re a longtime Unitarian Universalist or visiting … Continue reading Mother of Us All
Unitarian Universalists claim to welcome mystery. We don’t imagine that we have all the answers. And yet, there is a part of us that craves certainty. What does it mean … Continue reading My Favorite Mystery
The threshold of Rev. Randy’s sabbatical is upon us. How does the Persian story of Simurgh and the Conference of Birds frame our spiritual work? Rev. Elaine Strawn joins Rev. … Continue reading 30 Birds
Our interactive Christmas Eve service will begin at 6:30PM, with pre-service music by UUCC’s many talented young people beginning at 6:00PM. Following our joyous service for all ages, we’ll share … Continue reading Christmas Eve 2025
Often, at the winter solstice, we consider the value of darkness. This year, we focus instead on the return of light and our role in it. Surely we do not … Continue reading Carrying Light
Division and separation seem to be the default human reactions. Who do I need to block and unfriend? What group do I identify with and what group do I oppose? … Continue reading A World Without Them
In a 1990 essay, Wendell Berry famously asked, “What are people for?” Our society seems to make some assumptions about the answer to that question. What is our answer as … Continue reading What Are People For?
