Through Samhain, Dia de los Muertos, All Souls and All Saints Days, cultures around the globe recognize late October and early November as a time when departed ancestors draw near. In this season of remembrance, we will tell the stories, hear the songs, and become students of the wisdom of the ancestors of this place, … Continue reading Honoring Ancestors of Place
Equal parts anarchist and Unitarian Universalist, today’s service will look at how these two perspectives intersect at the junction of mutual aid, and how mutual aid serves as both the cure for despair and an actionable pathway towards a more hopeful future.
The time is now to complete the work of our abolitionist Unitarian and Universalist ancestors like the Rev. Theodore Parker and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Join Rev. Alison and our 2025 General Assembly Delegates to learn about our new denomination-wide Congregational Study Action Issue passed in June, Abolition as Faith Formation.
Members of Saltwater’s meditation group will join Rev. Alison to explore the ways in which the Buddha’s teachings and their interpretations across the globe have shaped our own practices of compassion.
Led by Rev. Alison Duren-Sutherland Rev. Alison will invite us into practices of self-compassion, with a reminder that the Love that Unitarian Universalists put at the center isn’t just for everyone else, but for you as well.
Led by Rev. Jennifer Alviar and Mariam Woito Join us as we introduce our new Racial & Social Justice Library. Explore the value of libraries in our spiritual lives.
As the Wheel of the Year turns from fecundity to fallow, Rev. Alison and the Saltwater Choir will invite us to embrace the weeping sky, the wild spirit of the winds, and the reality of death as an essential and perhaps even beautiful piece of the cycle of life.
In a true community of care, everyone contributes in their own way to the good of the whole. This week as we explore our monthly theme Building Belonging, we’ll consider all that it takes to build a beloved community like ours, and we’ll explore the ways each of us can contribute our unique gifts of … Continue reading Building Belonging at Saltwater Church
Join Rev. Alison, the Saltwater Choir, & the whole congregation as we recommit ourselves to the beloved community of Saltwater Church with our annual in-gathering ritual the Water Ceremony, wherein we pour our individual waters into a common container. Folks joining in person are invited to bring a small bit of water with you, or … Continue reading We Are Sweet Water: Our 2025 UU Water Ceremony
Saltwater Church has a statement of purpose that makes it clear why we exist. But what about each of us individually? What is the purpose of a human being? Does a person have a purpose? If so, how do we figure out what it is? If not…how do we come to terms with that? In … Continue reading On Purpose: Finding Meaning As Individuals & In Community
