Our Worship Team and community members will share stories of Memorial Day that often get overlooked or go untold, including Indigenous perspectives on this holiday and the history of one of the first Memorial Day celebration in which 10,000 recently freed Black Americans held a parade to honor 257 Union dead who the community was … Continue reading The Hidden History & Diversity of Memorial Day
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
Celebrating the uniqueness of each person in our congregation, we recognize our diversity of strengths, values, and ability to participate. We are a thriving congregation within the UU tradition because of the uniqueness of our members. We are Saltwater.
We will honor the presence of animals in our lives, be they pets, wildlife, birds, or even benevolent bugs. Your pets are welcome to attend. If you think that being at church might cause them stress, please bring a picture or a related memento to be blessed. We will also be remembering beloved pets who … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals
The Flower Communion is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. This year we celebrate on Mother’s Day, honoring the beauty, uniqueness and diversity or all the people in our lives who have mothered us as well as our Mother Earth. There will be two alters set up for this multigenerational … Continue reading Flower Communion & Honoring the Mothers in Our Lives
Description: This Easter Sunday, we will honor the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will hear about Easter and about Passover from members of the Haitians Christian United Church and the Bet Chavarim Synagogue, with whom we share our sanctuary. We will also hear a story about Ramadan from the Islamic tradition. … Continue reading Ramadan, Easter and Passover – Honoring Traditions as One Joyful Community
Let us celebrate together. At this time when folks around the world from many traditions are lighting candles in the darkness, we wanted to lift up a few of these traditions: Advent in the Christian tradition, Bodhi Day in the Buddhist tradition, and the weekly lighting of the Shabbat candles in the Jewish tradition. If … Continue reading Holidays of Light
