Thomas Burt, Music Director Our Spring Music Service is taking a new shape this year. Many members will share their musical offerings in a virtual gathering of gifts. Young and old, vocal and instrumental, encompassing many styles, all bringing their spiritual nourishment to our beloved community. We will also celebrate the members who have joined … Continue reading Sharing Our Gifts – A Musical Mosaic (online worship through zoom)

Middle & High School Youth Group The annual youth service considers designing our way in uncertain times and culminates in our bridging ceremony, acknowledging those transitioning from our youth group into young adulthood. To access Zoom, go to https://saltwaterchurch.org/calendar/zoom-room/ and click on “To join a meeting—click here.” Or from the main church webpage, select Zoom Room … Continue reading Playing with Pavement: Laying the Steps Ahead–Online Worship through Zoom

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Staying in the in-between place can be incredibly uncomfortable. We crave certainty. Yet, what if the in-between place, the liminal space, is the place where creativity and new possibilities emerge from? Together we’ll explore the threshold teaching of staying in not knowing until a third way emerges. May: What Does it Mean … Continue reading The Third Way–Online Worship through Zoom

Led by Jean Spohn, Joanne Loeliger, Laurie Bardill, and Nancy Corr Members of the meditation group will offer readings, teachings, practices, and reflections on the practice of mindfulness May: What Does it Mean to be a People of Thresholds? In the month of May we are exploring what it means to be a people of … Continue reading Breath by Breath: A Meditation Service–Online Worship through Zoom

Rev. Kristen Kuriga The pandemic may help us see in new ways what matters most to us. What do I miss? What can I do without? What is central to my well-being? In this service we will explore what matters most in our lives, as well as in the life of the church. During the … Continue reading What Matters Most—Online Worship through Zoom

Rev. Kristen Kuriga Join us to celebrate our annual flower communion: a ritual that honors our uniqueness and the gifts that we share with one another. We will also explore the wisdom that flowers teach us about unfolding. May: What Does it Mean to be a People of Thresholds? In the month of May we … Continue reading Unfolding–Online Worship through Zoom

Carolyn Cruso, Guest Musician and Speaker Music and spirituality are inherently interwoven. The word inspiration contains the root for to breathe in; to infuse, as in with life; to animate.  Animate comes from the Latin for soul.  We play music and our souls are animated.  Carolyn shares with us her journey, musings and distillation of … Continue reading Music & Spirituality: How They Intertwine in my Life–Online Worship through Zoom

Melinda Einander, Director of Family Ministries How can we liberate ourselves from feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and disengaged? In the midst of crisis, how do we set aside time and space for worship, rest, and connection?   Together we will explore how we create space that helps us stay connected to what is sacred and nourishing, and where … Continue reading Our Sacred Homes–Online Worship through Zoom

Rev. Kristen Kuriga A service celebrating our love for the earth, and how that love calls us to care. This Earth Day we are reminded that caring for the earth is essential; our well-being is connected to the well-being of the earth. Our liberation is bound up with each other. April: What Does it Mean to be … Continue reading Our Blue Boat Home–Online Worship through Zoom

Rev. Kristen Kuriga This Easter, it feels like we are at the empty tomb sitting in the mystery and wondering where Jesus has gone. Has the resurrection happened? We will explore what messages the Easter story has for us. Where do we find hope?  What did Jesus teach, and what do those teachings ask of … Continue reading Looking Toward Resurrection–Online worship through zoom