We believe (possible erroneously) that we  learned how to identify those moments in social history where possibilities coalesce into realities.  What would it be like to recognize the same moments in our spiritual lives?     

The younger children are with us for the first part of worship, and the sixth graders and up for the whole service, as we introduce this month’s theme in worship and religious education, “Possibility.” Student Minister Mary Vietmeier leads the worship today.

How to bring in the New Year?  With prayers, intentions, superstitions?  This casual, intergenerational participatory worship consisting exclusively of poems, readings, stories and rituals explores the possibilities.

Holiday and Christmas stories are everywhere this time of year.  Why are there so many, where did they come from and what are they trying to accomplish?

Come share in a worship full of poetry, music, and candlelight; with rituals for releasing the past and setting our fresh intentions as wheel of the year turns yet again. The service will be in the sanctuary from 7:00 PM-7:40 PM on Friday, December  21. All interested are invited to stay for a drum circle … Continue reading Winter Solstice Service

How different winter holidays share the theme of human intersections with cosmological order and regeneration, and how this might inspire us to dig deeper for meaning in the darkest of seasons.

Sometimes we tell stories for entertainment.  And sometimes we tell stories because we have a point of view we want to illustrate and illuminate.  The writer of the gospel of Luke had a particular point of view when he wrote the familiar Christmas story – with shepherds, a manger,  angels and all those  sheep. But … Continue reading The Other Christmas Story

The younger children are with us for the first part of worship, and the sixth graders and up for the whole service, as we introduce this month’s theme in worship and religious education, “Mystery.” Today we explore how certitudes keep us small.

Holiday and Winter Survival Guide int he form of a  casual, intergenerational participatory worship.

Our annual intergenerational celebration of Thanksgiving, complete with bread communion.