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Observing the Decencies

Dare we anticipate a return of decency to the national stage, and to our own hearts? We contemplate decency’s power as a wellspring of moral action and as a core spiritual and religious value. Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC VIRTUAL WORSHIP AND SUNDAY PROGRAMMINGTime: 10:30 … Continue reading Observing the Decencies

The Content of OUR Character

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” This Sunday we continue to meditate upon the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. and their contemporary relevance by exploring … Continue reading The Content of OUR Character

This Is America

On the occasion of Martin Luther King Day, we unpack the complicated relationship between memory and hope, and speak specifically to how moving into the future we dream of requires a responsible engagement with the diversity of American pasts.  Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC VIRTUAL … Continue reading This Is America

A Million Flowers Blazing

In a week and a year that have shown us some of the ugliest manifestations of toxic narcissism possible, we collectively reimagine the beauty of human nature when forged by deep humility.  We explore the paradox articulated by Mary Oliver, that it is once we understand that we are not needed that we turn into … Continue reading A Million Flowers Blazing

To Resolve, or Not to Resolve?

Perhaps you’ve heard this joke: “What is a New Year’s resolution? Something that goes in one year and out the other.”   At the cusp of 2021, we will take a semi-serious look at the tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions. Alongside a ‘yearful’ of jokes, we will explore what the practice of making New Year’s … Continue reading To Resolve, or Not to Resolve?

Christmas Eve Service

Join us for a traditional Christmas Eve service with candlelight (have a candle ready to light at home if you can), music, stories and lessons. Susan Ritchie is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC Christmas Eve ServiceTime: December 24, 2020 7:00 PM Eastern Time Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/7541126323?pwd=d1J2dVhJeTJBMEk3UHA5emlhckppUT09 Meeting ID: 754 112 6323Passcode: … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service

Wait, Just for Now

This Sunday we introduce stillness as our theme of the month.  What if the Christian season of advent is less about the anticipation of a miraculous baby, but about the gift of understanding that comes from traveling in the silence and the darkness with intention and patience: we are enough, exactly as we are.  In … Continue reading Wait, Just for Now