These are intense times. Not only do we need to worry about masks, the economy, social distancing, lining up for vaccinations and rising death tolls – we also find ourselves concerned about people who think the pandemic is a hoax and a forerunner of the apocalypse. Wow! How did we get to this point where … Continue reading Can We Hear Each Other Through Our Masks?
Join us for a special Easter Service intro a new piece from the NUUC Virtual Choir and Dance Group, a virtual flower celebration, and special music from Wade Jones. Our topic is “The Slow Rise”: not all resurrections are immediate. Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: … Continue reading The Slow Rise: An Easter Celebration
In this service we delve into reading as a spiritual practice that can increase our empathy, strengthen our sense of community, and expand our ability to listen to the transcendent. We’ll also listen to people from within the congregation speaking about the books that have transformed them. Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you … Continue reading People of the Book
We continue to reflect upon the one-year anniversary of the global pandemic on the cusp of Passover, which celebrates both individual and collective liberation. How are we beginning to tell the stories of this moment? We will explore how the individual and collective stories of our journeys during this past year can move us mitzrayim, … Continue reading From Narrow Spaces to Expanse: Telling the Stories of our Journeys
This week marks the one year anniversary of the suspension of face to face worships, and also the approach of the spring equinox, that time of year where the lightness and darkness remain in perfect balance. It is a perfect time to both reflect on our losses of the past year but also commit ourselves … Continue reading How to Grow a Soul: A Manual for Spring
As we aspire to grow and nurture our spiritual lives, we sometimes forget the goodness of facing the more painful feelings we encounter in life. Join our guest preacher Rev. Jennifer Ryu for a reflection on the healing power of emotions. Rev. Jennifer Ryu was ordained in 2006 by the congregation she served for nearly … Continue reading Willing to Feel: The Healing Power of Emotions
Did you know that loneliness is a relatively recent human phenomenon? In this worship we survey the mystical and secular literature related to desert islands, which suggests that isolation can be an important experience that connects us to ultimate and sustaining truths, and that there are real world remedies to loneliness. Susan Ritchie (she, … Continue reading “Oneliness: Towards a Desert Island Theology”
In this service, we’ll consider how the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim, especially its celebration of heroines Esther and Vashti, might speak to the collective liberation hopes of Unitarian Universalists by emphasizing there is no singular, correct way to do the right things. Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom … Continue reading The Modern Ancient Wisdom of Fierce Women
This Valentine’s Day Weekend we reflect on how all forms of love involve a series of choices, decisions, and judgments that need to be made over and over again. Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC VIRTUAL WORSHIP AND SUNDAY PROGRAMMINGTime: This is a recurring meeting Meet … Continue reading Was Cupid a Sociopath?
This year we have had so many losses–both large personal losses as well as the myriad of small griefs that come from our changed lifestyles. In this worship Rev. Susan explores how to contextualize grief in the comforting context of the community of memory and hope that transcends face to face encounters. Susan Ritchie (she, … Continue reading Good Grief
