January 6 & 7 – “The Perils and Promises of Success”
While striving to be successful in our endeavors, we seldom anticipate some of the less-than-desirable side effects of that success. Success can, at times, come back to bite us in unexpected and unhealthy ways, witness...
December 23 & 24 – Special Services & Christmas Eve
Please note we will not hold our regular Sunday services at 9 am and 11 am. Our services this week include the Winter Solstice Celebration on Saturday, December 23 at 4:30 pm, and Christmas Eve...
December 16 & 17 – Do Critters Go To Heaven?
Legend has it that Jesus was born on a bed of straw, surrounded by peaceful domestic creatures. Carols have been written about the scene (we’ll sing one this weekend) and stories composed about the awe...
December 9 – On Blessings & December 10 – Winter Choral Festival
Join James Morgan on Saturday, December 9 as he reflects on our December worship theme, Blessings. Joe Harris will play music for solo guitar. Join us on Sunday, December 10 at 9 and 11 a.m....
December 2 & 3 – God Only Knows
While Americans commonly ascribe to God many of the mental and emotional (if not physical) characteristics possessed by humans, Unitarian Universalists hold widely divergent views of the deity. Few, however, describe God in temperamental terms...
November 18 & 19 – Why Share?
Many of us can probably remember a time when, as children, we were admonished by an elder to share a toy or a special treat with someone else. We may have balked initially, but somehow...
November 4 & 5 – The Human Animal
It has sometimes been said that one of the reasons our species has now reached the point that it poses a threat to its own (and many other sentient creatures) survival is because we have...
October 28 & 29 – The Stigma that Sticks
Unitarian Universalism’s First Principle affirms the inherent worth and dignity of every individual, but many who suffer from mental or emotional illnesses aren’t treated that way and, as a consequence feel diminished in their personhood....
October 7 & 8 – I Don’t Know Much About Indians
I borrow the title of these reflections from Gyasi Ross’ 2011 book. A member of the Blackfoot tribe, Ross is a keynote speaker at this year’s YWCA Racial Justice Summit at Monona Terrace. Most of...
September 16 & 17 – To Question, Truly, Is An Answer; 9 & 11 a.m.
In an earlier era, the Roman Catholic Church taught that it was downright sinful to ask questions – at least in matters of religion. That was a pretty hard rule to enforce for, as Harvard’s...