This week, millions of people in Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and other communities will mark Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrating the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. This Sunday, let us learn of this luminous tradition and explore how the non-dualistic and expansive spiritual framework of Hinduism has informed our … Continue reading Diwali & the Generous Light
Join us on June 23rd at 6:00 pm at 2nd Unitarian to celebrate Litha – the beginning of Summer. Litha, also known as Midsummer, occurs on June 21st which is the peak of the sun’s power and warmth. Celtic legend describes this change of season as a battle between light and dark. In this battle, the … Continue reading Litha, Summer Solstice Celebration
The presence of positive masculine role models and healthy fathers in our lives can leave an indelible mark upon the forming heart; one providing security, courage, and support that we may carry with us all our days. This Sunday, let us celebrate such fathers. We will hear from several of our congregation’s fathers about what … Continue reading Father’s Day
Easter Sunday means different things to different groups of people. To Protestants and Catholics it is the holiest of days, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus and the birth of the new covenant. For Unitarian Universalists it can take on entirely different dimensions. While we as a tradition are not exclusively Christian, many of our theological … Continue reading Easter Sunday: Death & Glory
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
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
