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Risk Assessment

What our faith tradition teaches us about acceptable and unacceptable risk, and how to discern between the two. THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.

Singing the Dreamtime Awake

The worship emerges from our conviction that the arts are an essential element of maintaining imagination and vision in times of trouble. Don’t miss the debut of the NUUC Virtual Choir, and a special solo by Wade Jones. This worship is rescheduled from May 17 to May 24 (on May 17 we experienced Zoom video … Continue reading Singing the Dreamtime Awake

Each Heart a Shrine

What religious communities that have experienced living in diaspora have to teach us on how to practice faith and hope not in the public temple, but in the private home. THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.

Out of Our Separate Rooms

A reflection on the many communities that exist in spite of separations of time and space, including a look at how Unitarian and Universalist congregations weathered the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. The NUUC at home feature this week is a video interview with Commissioned Lay Minister Teri Cornell on how to reach out to … Continue reading Out of Our Separate Rooms

Illness and Metaphor

Are we really at war with this pandemic? Or are there metaphors for our concerns that promote a more holistic remedy? THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.

Where is our Holy Church? A Special Easter Worship

Join us for a special  virtual Easter service,   April 12, at our usual   time of 10:30 AM.   And   yes!  We will be   observing our usual   flower celebration, only   virtually!  On or before April 9,   please send a photo of   a  flower or small   bouquet representing   you or your family to  revritchie@aol.com before end of day … Continue reading Where is our Holy Church? A Special Easter Worship

The Restoration of All Things

Since the establishment of physical distance related to the corona virus outbreak, the earth itself seems to be in place of regenerative rest: the birds sing in Wuhan like never before, and the waters of the Grand Canal in Venice run clear for the first time in a hundred years. What soul lessons might we … Continue reading The Restoration of All Things

Taking Refuge: Back to the Basics

In this surreal time, we find our lives contracting. Now more than ever is the time for exquisite clarity about what really matters. THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.  

Paradise in Hell

Disasters can bring out the worst–and the best–in people. In this worship we explore how to orient ourselves to tip the scales in favor of our better natures. THIS SERVICE WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.