Rev. Kristen Kuriga Online worship through zoom This is the first in a series of sermons about living more deeply into our new covenant at Saltwater Church: https://saltwaterchurch.org/about-us/our-governance/covenant-right-relations/. What insights might the theme of humility bring to our understanding of sacred and covenantal relationship? September & October’s Theme: HumilityThroughout the months of September and October … Continue reading Living into Covenant: Opening to Different Perspectives

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Online worship through zoom Each Sunday, in our land acknowledgement, we commit ourselves to seeking right relationship with the local indigenous communities and tribes whose land we live, work, and worship on. In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, we will hear poetry and stories from indigenous authors from the Pacific Northwest and … Continue reading Seeking Right Relationship

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Online worship through zoom Humility is about realizing we have limitations and taking seriously the need to tend to our body, minds, and spirits, including our nervous systems. As we live through an extended period of collective trauma, we will engage with practical ways to complete the stress cycle and foster resilience. … Continue reading Burnout: Caring for Our Nervous Systems

Rev. Monica Jacobson-Tennessen, Guest Minister Online worship through zoom In 1912, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean, and since that time it has shown up in popular culture as a cautionary tale, a symbol of hubris, an indictment of classism, and a setting for stories of individual heroism and tragedy. In 2021, how … Continue reading Lessons from the Sinking of the Titanic

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Online worship through zoom September & October’s Theme: HumilityThroughout the months of September and October we will be exploring the theme of humility. Humility is acknowledging that we don’t have it all figured out: not as individuals or as a people of faith. We are all still learning. Humility is valuing other … Continue reading Called to the Water’s Edge

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Online worship through zoom September & October’s Theme: HumilityThroughout the months of September and October we will be exploring the theme of humility. Humility is acknowledging that we don’t have it all figured out: not as individuals or as a people of faith. We are all still learning. Humility is valuing other … Continue reading Peace, Salaam, Shalom

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Online worship through zoom September & October’s Theme: HumilityThroughout the months of September and October we will be exploring the theme of humility. Humility is acknowledging that we don’t have it all figured out: not as individuals or as a people of faith. We are all still learning. Humility is valuing other … Continue reading Embodying Humility

Rev. Joe Rettenmaier, Sabbatical Minister of Tahoma UU and Rev. Kristen Kuriga, Minister of Saltwater Church Online worship through zoom This summer we came together as three congregations in one worshipping community. In our final week of the summer collaborative we will reflect on the joys we experienced by being together. What gifts have we … Continue reading The Joy of Collaboration

Rev. Kristen Kuriga, Minister of Saltwater UU Online worship through zoom Join us to celebrate our blessing of the animals. This is an opportunity to honor the connection we have with our beloved pets, and to express our gratitude and well wishes for the friendship and care they bring to our lives. There will also … Continue reading Beloved Companions: Blessing of the Animals

Rev. Joe Rettenmaier, Sabbatical Minister at Tahoma UU Online Worship through zoom How does our collective yearning for dismantling myths of supremacy in our world transform our faith into the thriving multicultural beloved communities we seek? Summer Worship CollaborativeThis summer, in July and August, we are worshipping together with Northlake UU and Tahoma UU over … Continue reading Expanding the Experiment