The wheel of the year turns and turns again. Autumn Equinox and Yom Kippur are upon us. Join us Sunday, September 24th, as we explore the intersection of these two sacred holidays and what they have to teach us about balance, forgiveness, and new seasons. Sunday services: In-person or virtually on Vimeo.Click here to view […]
This Sunday our new contract minister, Rev. E.N. Hill, will lead us in celebrating our annual community Ingathering and Water Communion. The founders of the original water ritual chose water as a symbol of women’s empowerment in 1980. Join us as we expand their original intention in ways that empower us individually and collectively for […]
“When one door closes another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us” – Alexander Graham Bell “Let it Go!” We often hear that, from self-help gurus to the animated star of Frozen. But what does it […]
“Work Hard, Play Hard”. Is it healthy or helpful to go as hard as we do? This Labor Day, we play and party while considering what’s at the core of workforce philosophies. We seek to celebrate achievement, honor personal sacrifice in striving for success, balance productivity with restorative healing, and endeavor awareness and action towards […]
Each year, the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly brings together delegates for decision making, fellowship, worship, and learning. It is the big picture of Unitarian Universalism, complete with wonderful discoveries and deep-cutting differences. This year, voting delegates made a first attempt to formally change the Principles set out in Article II, which we commonly refer […]
In ancient times, the Egyptians celebrated their new year when the star Sirius first rose in the morning before the sun, which coincided with the annual Nile flood. In ancient Egypt, everything depended on the Nile flood so that they could grow their crops and the economy could sustain itself. Modern-day Kemetics celebrate the New […]
As we work with our allies in Black congregations to address racial inequities in our community, we do so against a local history of civil rights activism. People with whom we toil have family who lived those times. Those experiences deserve our appreciation and our apprehension that while some tactics have changed, overcoming racial inequities […]
Unitarian Universalists trace our history lineage back to two Christian denominations, which most contemporary Christians considered heretical: Unitarians and Universalists. Itself having deep roots in Christianity, Universalism teaches that, in God’s infinite love, all will be saved; there is no forever hell awaiting sinners. A gospel indeed! Since not all UUs today identify as Christian, […]
Food is central to all our lives, and we spend a great deal of time making grocery lists and shopping for our food every week or grabbing fast food on the run. But do we really think about what goes into getting that food to our plates, the lives it touches, the resources used to […]
These are challenging times for churches and UUCT is no exception. When Maggie, Annette and Debbie decided to prepare a Sunday service, UUCT did not have a DRE or Minister. Since those dark days, a DRE has been recruited and plans to start working mid August and a Contract Minister has indicated interest in working […]
