Our annual Unitarian Universalist Water Communion service returns. Bring samples of water representing your experiences this summer. Linda Jordan will present, with a special perspective on the ritual in this summer of drought. Anna Jenney returns with a story for all ages. OOS 9-8-24 While the church is now open for all services and activities … Continue reading Unitarian Universalist Water Communion
Linda JordanâAND YOU!âbring us our annual flower communion service. Plan to bring flowers from your garden, or greenery, or honeysucklesâanything growing from the earthâto create a diverse garden. We each can take home a beauty different from the one we brought. Corey Swertfager plays guitar.. OOS 07-07-24 Â Hymn Lyrics 07-07-24 While the church is … Continue reading Flower Communion
Linda Jordan presents âAll Things New?â a sermon by Rev. Darcey Laine on Ezekiel, dry bones, a blooming amaryllis, the gift of a Gladiolus bulb, and the reminder that ârenewal is part of a cycle, and dormancy is not a disorder.â Trumpeter Dustin Huxman plays special music. OOSÂ Â Â Hymn Lyrics 06-02-24 While the … Continue reading âAll Things New?â
Linda Jordan presents a pagan spin on Easter with âA Journey to the Gods and Goddesses Hall of Fame,â in which Rev. Kaaran Anderson says her âfavorite conversations come from hanging out with the Goddess Eostra and her good friend and transformational rabble rouser, Jesus. OOS church 3-31-24 Â Â Â Â Hymn Lyrics for … Continue reading A Journey to the Gods and Goddesses Hall of Fame
Linda Jordan will bring us âA Samhain Celebration: What is Beyond the Veil?â reflecting the Pagan holiday, this year occurring October 31âNovember 1. Order of Service The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are fully vaccinated, masks are optional, and social distancing is requested. Or you may join us for the live service … Continue reading A Samhain Celebration: What is Beyond the Veil?
Linda will focus on the power of storytelling as a part of Samhain discussing the importance of passing on family traditions, the way to change them to make them work for changing times without losing their essential nature, and to inspire the young to build on them. Join us this Samhain/All Souls Day/Halloween/Dia de los … Continue reading Storytelling at Samhain Completes the Circle
Linda Jordan will bring us her thoughts about a different type of journey. The wheel of the year describes a journey. As we work to provide for our needs, we create gifts for each other, the church, the community, and ourselves. Lammas is the time to celebrate and appreciate them. The church is open for … Continue reading The Sweat, Gifts and Abundance of Lammas
We celebrate Beltane along with a belated celebration of Earth Day, incorporating many earth-centered cultural beliefs and rituals into the presentation. Join us as we consider our Seventh Principle; âRespect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.â The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are … Continue reading Ecofest and Beltane: A Both/And, Not Either/Or
We welcome in the harvest and usher in âthe dark half of the year.â Join us as we celebrate the changing of seasons and reflect on those who have passed and on our relationship with the physical world. The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are vaccinated – social distancing and … Continue reading What’s Beyond the Veil of Samhain?
The church has reopened for Sunday Services through June. Social distancing and masks are requested. Or you may join us for the live service using Zoom Invitation. You may also like to follow along using the Order of Service and the Hymn Lyrics. Linda Jordan will present “Midsummer Dreams.” This Sunday is the longest day … Continue reading Midsummer Dreams
Although the church is closed through March, please join us online for the live Sunday Service using Zoom Worship Invitation. You may also like to follow along using the Order of Service. Linda Jordan explains the significance of Saturday, March 20 on the Pagan Calendar. Ostara, the second of the solar festivals is celebrated at … Continue reading Celebrating Spring at Ostara
Although the church is closed through October, you are invited to join us online for the live Sunday Service using Zoom Invitation. Although a week early, this Sunday will be our Samhain celebration. Join us as we learn about the Gaelic harvest festival which is observed on October 31, All Hallows Eve, or November 1, … Continue reading Samhain Celebration
