Playful Presence
This Sunday join us as we celebrate Playful Presence.
Archives: Services
Yule & The Luminous Dark
On this darkest night of the year we gather to mark the dying of the light and it’s dawning rebirth with the sharing of song, space, and gathered light. Join us at the solstice sunset, 5 PM on Saturday, December 21st here at 2nd Unitarian, and stick around for fellowship as we warm our hearts … Continue reading Yule & The Luminous Dark
Encountering Divinity in the Ordinary (Video)
Have you paused to notice the magic of the world lately? Beneath the rush of the road, the crush of buildings, the layered pavement, it is all too easy to fail to notice the sublime in the ordinary: the wisdom in the eyes of a passerby, the laughter of a child, grass penetrating the concrete. … Continue reading Encountering Divinity in the Ordinary (Video)
Bodhi Day (Video)
Bodhi Day marks the annual celebration of the day Siddhartha Gautama reached enlightenment, thus ushering Buddhism into the world. Today Buddhism is a true world religion, plentiful with regional and cultural variations, practices, and beliefs. As we deepen our explorations in Presence this month, let us gather to reflect on this living tradition and it’s … Continue reading Bodhi Day (Video)
To Be a Prayer: A Ministry of Presence
We often speak of ministry as just a thing that ministers do, those ordained folks with their flashy clothes and fancy degrees, but everyone has a ministry of some sort. Whether that is a ministry of time, a ministry of talent, or a ministry of treasure, a ministry is … Continue reading
Pearls of Wisdom
This Sunday we celebrate a multitude of voices from the congregation, including reflections from Pete Miller, Sue Aschinger, and Darrel Draper. Join us as we gather to hear from these treasured members as they share some of what they have learned along the way. We welcome you this Sunday for an opportunity to hear from some of … Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom
One on One, One by One
As a people who would make good trouble, we are in good company. We have no shortage of allies and fellow agents for the common good on our side. Even as we still grieve, still rage, still harbor anxiety, let us allow these feelings to be as a fire in the night, guiding us into … Continue reading One on One, One by One
Sanctuary
Fear, grief, anger; these are natural expressions of the human condition. We react, we experience, we feel this world before we know it, but today we know this world to be in dire need of redirection. Perhaps we are feeling a little lost ourselves. For all who carry a heavy heart or a worried mind, … Continue reading Sanctuary
Justice Through Creativity
Rev. Clovice Lewis invites the congregation on a journey of ‘creative repair,’ using art as a means to mend personal and societal fractures. Speaking from his new home in Panama, he reflects on how political and racial tensions in the United States led him to seek peace abroad, while still advocating for social justice from … Continue reading Justice Through Creativity
Light and Darkness
As we move out of October we come upon the intersection of two sacred times important to our 2U Community; Diwali, the pan-Indian celebration of light conquering the darkness, and Samhain, a pagan/earth centered holy day emphasizing the embrace of the dark and the honoring of the departed. This Sunday, let us move through light … Continue reading Light and Darkness