As the month of February comes round those first stirrings of Spring begin to turn. Often unseen and untended, a wise mind knows that much of what happens in the world of nature begins underground, deep within the body, readying a path to blooming. Join us in person February 1st at 6 p.m. for an … Continue reading Wheel of the Year: Imbolc
This past week most of our staff team at 2nd Unitarian have been out in Albuquerque, New Mexico to attend Institute; a program by our denomination designed for our leaders’ continuing education. This year is very special as in the past only ministers attended this event, but these days we are aiming to honor the … Continue reading It Takes a Village: Praxis, Faith, and Future
How do we resist seemingly overwhelming and all-powerful forces? How do we stand up against injustices which seem insurmountable? This week, Deb Gibson will share with us a sermon by Rev. Andrew L. Weber that draws on both starfish and Star Trek to explore these questions. Click here to join us on Zoom.This is the same Zoom … Continue reading Resistance is (not) Futile
Few figures have shaped our modern understandings of justice and the bones of our own living tradition than the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Here is a man who lived his philosophy of Justice; one rooted not in retribution but in a commitment to non-violence, peaceful assembly, and an expansion of … Continue reading MLK & the Moral Imagination
The past year saw little dampening in the fires of modern wars, and this year has begun with the surprise abduction of the sitting president of Venezuela by United States forces. When will our leaders learn the only lesson that war ever teaches? That no one wins. That militarism only leads to more militarism. This … Continue reading Study War No More
Through the trials and triumphs of a year, this week we enter into a new one. There are many means by which people traditionally mark this passage, symbols of fire, aspirations and resolutions. This Sunday, let us turn to the water to dissolve our worries and carry our conscience. As a people answering the call … Continue reading Love & the Art of Letting Go
Join us for our Annual Unboxing Service.
While many people in our community have other communities to be with this holiday season, many of us do not. For any and all looking for a safe place to wait out the blues, you are welcome to join us in person this morning from 10:30 to around noon for a morning of fellowship, snacks, … Continue reading Blue Christmas
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Almost two millennia ago a child was born around whose story much of history has been touched by and turned. While the child who would come to be Jesus Christ was certainly born on a holy night, truly each night any child is born anywhere is a holy night. This evening, … Continue reading Night Divine
Come this darkest night of the year the lands of this northern hemisphere shiver beneath a blanket of cold. Now is the time for the settling in, the dreaming of dreams, and the sharing of fire and light. This evening, let us gather under darkness that we may better attune ourselves to the light that … Continue reading Yule: The Gifts of Light & Darkness
