Speaker: Rev. Alison Duren-Sutherland

Rev. Alison Duren-Sutherland is Saltwater’s contract minister for the 2023-24 church year, operating in a hybrid/remote capacity from her home in Southern Oregon and onsite at Saltwater one week per month.

Music as a Spiritual Practice Worshipful Workshop & Visiting Rogue Valley UU Online

In July, in lieu of our regular services, we have planned alternative fun for you. For our in-person folks there will be Worshipful Workshops – informal, lay-led, participatory workshops centered on differentspiritual practices. Online worshipers can join a different congregation each week to get a taste of the different ways we all do online worship. … Continue reading Music as a Spiritual Practice Worshipful Workshop & Visiting Rogue Valley UU Online

Free Them All! Living Love Through the Practice of Freedom

This Faith Formation Sunday, in a 90 minute all-ages service, we’ll share the true story of a Haitian girl in the US who helped get her mother released from immigration detention — and we’ll celebrate this congregation’s ongoing legacy of advocacy to end migrant detention, offering young and old alike an opportunity to take action … Continue reading Free Them All! Living Love Through the Practice of Freedom

Community’s Rainbow: Flower Communion & New Member Ceremony

Join in two traditions with a long history in our congregations. We will welcome new members who have chosen to join in our free faith, and we will participate in the ritual of Flower Communion, first celebrated over 100 years ago by Unitarians in Czechoslovakia. Bring a flower to share in this nature-based ritual celebrating … Continue reading Community’s Rainbow: Flower Communion & New Member Ceremony

Living Love Through the Practice of Imagination: Faith Formation Sunday

Only through the power of creative imagination will we find new solutions to the challenges that face us as individuals and as species. In this 90 minute multigenerational interactive worship service, we’ll all have a chance to practice using our imaginations to turn scribbles into works of art and a challenging present into a beautiful … Continue reading Living Love Through the Practice of Imagination: Faith Formation Sunday

Lo, the Earth Awakes Again! A Beltane Celebration

The pagan holy day of Beltane on May 1 celebrates the Earth’s fertile reawakening. Halfway between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, springtime is in full swing, and on Beltane we celebrate the union of pollen and ovum that produces the fruit from the flower; the union of human hearts, minds and imaginations that produces … Continue reading Lo, the Earth Awakes Again! A Beltane Celebration

Our Joyful Welcome!

As we conclude our Annual Giving Drive, we’ll share stories and songs that reflect the joy we feel when we know that We Are Welcome Here. Newcomers, long-timers and Rev. Alison will offer their insight on the many ways that Saltwater Church has welcomed them, and how they in turn have been the welcome of … Continue reading Our Joyful Welcome!