Rev. Juniper Meadows has served as our minister since May 2022.
It was just over 100 years ago that Norbert Čapek held the first ever flower communion, inspiring a most beloved tradition celebrated by Unitarian Universalists all across the world. This Sunday, let us explore the legacy of Flower Communion; sharing our flowers, beautifying our sanctuary, and exploring the creative edge of an evolutionary cosmos out … Continue reading 100th Anniversary of the Flower Communion: A Creative Cosmos
We all want to harness our inner creativity towards some ends. As human beings we are naturally creative creatures, the emergency creation of a most creative cosmos, yet we might find ourselves stuck and stifled in our pursuits to make something, do something, or be something new. We UU’s don’t generally worry much about being … Continue reading Stay Awhile My Inner Child: The Beginner’s Mind
Few endeavors call for more creativity than the act of parenting. There’s no one definitive way to be a mother and so many ways to be a good one; bringing that unconditional love and compassion into the heart of our most meaningful relationships, our families, those relationships we have with our fellow travelers here at … Continue reading Mother’s Day: It Takes a Village
Building the Beloved Community we long for means we must expand what it means to welcome our neighbors, near and far. This Sunday, let us recognize the righteous labors of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee; that prophetic wing of our faith that lives our Living Tradition far and wide! Led by the virtual presence of Reverend … Continue reading UUSC Sunday: Faithful Solidarity with Asylum-Seekers
Our congregation has some strong connections to the South Eastern United States. Both Rev. Juniper and our DRE Ashleigh have ties to Southern Appalachia. As we mark Earth Day in this month of Resistance, let us explore some of the history born out of those far away hills and hollars; a legacy of folks living … Continue reading What Side Are You On?: Righteous Resistance in Rural Appalachia
There are many ways to read the story of Easter; a divine promise absolving believers of sin, a synthesis of Pagan and Christian symbolism to mark the reawakening of the world in Spring, an empty tomb for some, a room full of the laughter of an indomitable, resurrected spirit to others. This Sunday, let us … Continue reading Empty Tomb, Laughing Jesus
Every Sunday, Rev. Juniper wraps up worship with a benediction, usually saying something like “Let us be Fools for Love and Pilgrims for Justice.” As we enter into our April theme of Resistance, let us begin by exploring that old archetype of the holy fool, satirists and seekers who may show us new ways of … Continue reading Fools for Love
In fits and starts the earth turns toward Spring; flowers soon to be gracing the low places and high places filled with bird song. This Sunday let us explore the turnings of the Earth that hint towards spring time as we lift up Ostara; that point of the wheel of the year marking the Spring … Continue reading Ostara
It can be hard to ask for help sometimes. Why is that? Perhaps we worry we might feel ashamed or judged. Perhaps we want to prove something, to make a point about our own capacities, our own resilience and tenacity. What would happen if we took the risk and not only asked for help but … Continue reading The Gift of Receiving
In the course of living, at some point, we get hurt. Through our hurt, even as we heal, we may continue to grow differently. To paraphrase Thomas Moore, We may take on depth of color and range of feeling. Our intelligence may now more deeply be rooted and not dependent only on facts and reason. … Continue reading The Wounded Healer
