Archives: Services

Being a Good Neighbor

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” Reeves Campbell leads this service in which we explore the neighborly lessons we learned from Mr. Rogers. He had a special way of […]

Choosing Hope in a Time of Despair

We progressives feel trapped in a country that is becoming unrecognizable. Every new outrage increases our anxiety and brings us closer to despair. But does despair – the absence of hope – serve any purpose? In this difficult age, hope is our only way out. Unitarian Universalism is founded on the notion that we can […]

Blessing of the Animals

This multigenerational Blessing of the Animals celebrates the inherent worth and dignity in every being, inviting us to recognize the profound experience of loving a being not of our own species and, so often, a being with a shorter lifespan than our own. We will uplift and bless the companion animals in our lives and […]

Movement as Resistance: Movement Series

Explore the spirituality of moving our bodies and moving our culture in this lay-led worship series focusing on the power of movement. This second service in the Movement Series emphasizes Movement as Resistance. Body movement “holds hands” with community movement towards justice and equity, two core values we engage as UUs. We embody these as […]

Back to Church: How We Steward this Community

In this GLOW Sunday service, we will celebrate the ways we nourish our UUCT community and how we are, in turn, nourished by it. Church groups such as the Board, Share the Plate, Leadership and Development, the Committee on Shared Ministry, and more will uplift how their ministries are part of the interdependent and loving […]

Peace Sunday

In honor of the International Day of Peace, join us for this worship in which Katya and Tom Taylor will lead us in Dances of Peace. We will also rededicate the UUCT Peace Pole, originally gifted to the church more than ten years ago by our very own Harmony Camp. Because Peace Day is observed […]

Water Communion and Ingathering

The Water Communion and Ingathering is a ritual service which invites us to mix water together as a calling-in of our community and the interdependent web of all life which needs water to live. Please bring with you a small amount of water that is meaningful to you. Water will also be available in the […]

The Joy of Music: Music Sunday

Music is a key component of a fulfilling worship service. Join us this Sunday for our Music Sunday service, “The Joy of Music,” as we explore how music uplifts, soothes and empowers us in our daily lives. In-person or virtually on Vimeo.Watch the service recording

Movement as Medicine: Movement Series

Explore the spirituality of moving our bodies in this lay-led worship series focusing on the power of movement. This first service in the Movement Series emphasizes Movement as Medicine. Our bodies are incredible things! What happens when we practice being in our bodies? When we metabolize fear that is stored in our cells? Lay leaders […]

Grief: Loving, Losing, and Learning to Live in Truth

Artist Nick Cave said, “If we love, we grieve. That’s the deal. That’s the pact. Grief and love are forever intertwined.” Grief can feel like it fractures us, and the only way to move through it is to grieve. When we allow ourselves to feel the love in grief, we find our way to our […]