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
“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
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
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
In this worship we focus on the power of the imagination – not just to distract or inspire—but to begin the building of a new way, step by step. Susan Ritchie (she, her, hers) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC VIRTUAL WORSHIP AND SUNDAY PROGRAMMINGTime: Sunday 10:30 AM Join Zoom … Continue reading Playing Candyland During the Apocalypse: Imagining 2021
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?
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
In a season that stresses good cheer, Solstice calls us to a more thoughtful balance, presenting the complex interdependent beauty of light and darkness, summer and winter. This holiday also helps teach us the wisdom of understanding time as ever returning seasons. Susan Ritchie is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC VIRTUAL … Continue reading The Necessity of Winter: Solstice Celebration
Rev. Susan recently reviewed the growing body of literature created in the time of covid, and came to an unexpected conclusion: sometimes it is spiritually appropriate to resist the rush to try to create meaning out of present circumstances. Susan Ritchie is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NUUC VIRTUAL WORSHIP AND SUNDAY … Continue reading Facetiming with Eels: On the Suspension of Meaning
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
