Join Rev. Alison and Saltwater’s Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) to honor the light’s return with chant, dance, song, and a pageant highlighting the pluralism that is a core value of Unitarian Universalism and our congregation.
This 90 minute multi-generational worship service will help us pause in the midst of a busy season to practice being present, with meditations for all ages shared by Rev. Alison, Director of Faith Formation Jessica, and Jean from the Saltwater Tuesday Meditation Group.
Come celebrate the Christmas season with the Saltwater Choir, including music by Vivaldi, Bach, and Praetorius, plus our traditional feast of Christmas carols. Jesus taught people to Love One Another, and you don’t need to believe Jesus was God to embrace this simple message. Come sing and celebrate Love as the center of our mission.
The tradition of using lights during winter celebrations dates back thousands of years and continues to this day. Holiday lights serve as a reminder of the warmth, hope, and connection that define the season. Come, let us celebrate Holidays of Light together as we reflect on the light within ourselves and the joy we can … Continue reading Holiday Lights and Candle Communion
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Rev. Alison will ask us to learn from indigenous people who have tended this land since time immemorial with gratitude, reciprocity, and kinship. Indigenous wisdom reveals sustainable lifeways that we must learn from if we are to avert climate disaster.
In this ninety minute all-ages Faith Formation Sunday service, we’ll have the chance to learn about practical techniques of repairing broken things, and explore how our Unitarian Universalist theology calls us to learn how to fix instead of throwing away.
This polarized election season has made it as clear as ever that there is brokenness in our country that is deeply in need of repair. Rev. Alison will help us make space for our feelings even as we make plans to begin the work of repair right here in our congregation, in ways that echo … Continue reading How Can We Repair What Is Broken In Our County?
We all have seasons of stress, fear, and anxiety. In those times you may feel the weight of making impactful decisions, the pressure to “do the right thing,” or the fear of how your decisions and emotions might impact your future. All these feelings and more can lead to heightened emotional distress. With the increasing … Continue reading Finding Calm in Anxious Times
Join Rev. Alison and members of Saltwater’s Covenant of UU Pagans to honor our beloved dead, who are recognized across many cultures to be closer to the living than at any other time of year. Please feel free to bring a photo, memento, or favorite food of your beloved dead to place on our ancestor … Continue reading Listening to Those Who Have Gone Before: A Samhain Celebration
Deep, reflective listening has the power to help us cross divides, to make connections that we could have missed, and to build relationships of kindness and care as we are called to do by our Covenant of Right Relations. On our October Faith Formation Sunday, all ages will come together for multigenerational learning, play and … Continue reading Living Love through the Practice of Deep Listening
