A Feast of Carols: Saltwater Winter Music Service
Come celebrate the Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love of the advent season with a plentiful feast of traditional Christmas carols.
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Celebrations of Light
During the this time of darkness, many people celebrate with light. Evian, Eva and Peggy will share traditions from their heritage and Miriam will lead us in a Candle Communion of Light.
The Gifts of Writing
The gifts of writing are many – perhaps more than you realize – for both the reader and the author. Come and enjoy writings from the Saltwater Church Writers Group and receive a free copy (one per household) of our latest anthology.
Beloved Community: A Wellspring of Gratitude
The community we create at Saltwater Church is special, and we’re here because we appreciate its uniqueness. Rev. Alison will help us pause this morning to reflect deeply on the many sources of gratitude right here in our congregation.
Gratitude for Earth’s Abundance
The abundance of the more-than-human world exists in contrast to false narratives of scarcity that we have learned from capitalism. Rev. Alison leads us in practicing gratitude for the abundant earth that feeds us, and reminds us that in so doing, we begin to notice that sources of gratitude are more abundant than we think.
Faith Formation Sunday: Guides Along the Way
Director of Faith Formation Jessica alongside the Faith Formation Team and members of the Saltwater community will share an all-ages service where we focus on the wise guides that help us find our way. This is our first Faith Formation Sunday of the 2025 Church Year! This year on Faith Formation Sundays we’ll focus our … Continue reading Faith Formation Sunday: Guides Along the Way
Honoring Ancestors of Place
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
Mutual Aid: The Cure For Despair
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 Work of Compassion: Abolition as Faith Formation
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.
For the Benefit of All Beings: The Compassionate Path of Buddhism
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.