19 July 2015 Artist Sunday Worship

ArtistSundayPanoramaEach year, we devote an entire worship service to a celebration of the arts — for 2015, it will be this Sunday (19 July 2015) at 11:00 AM.

Each element of this service is some kind of artistic performance by our members and friends.  In the past, this has included songs, instrumental music, performance art, magic, poetry, mime, dance and tai chi.

The service itself runs from 60 to 90 minutes.  This will be an all-ages worship service.

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The Artist Sunday celebration also features a visual arts display and sale in our religious education wing — beginning from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and then after the worship service ends until 1:30 PM.

12 July 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

LittleRedRidingHood-WolfPlease join us on Sunday (12 July 2015) at 11:00 AM “Does Trusting Mean Gullible?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

You can trust that this will be a thought-provoking and enlightening service.  The All Souls Choir will sing.  We will have a newcomer information session following the service.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

Deep Fun Games — 12 July 2015

During the summer, we move from our regular routine of Religious Education to creative multi-generational activities and projects for children and youth.

For this Sunday (12 July 2015), we will do cooperative community-building games using the “Deep Fun” collection of games provided by the Unitarian Universalist Association: Continue reading “Deep Fun Games — 12 July 2015”

5 July 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

UncleSamPlease join us on Sunday (5 July 2015) at 11:00 AM for “A More Imperfect Union” by Uncle Sam

Join us Sunday morning to meet Uncle Sam — the personification of an ideal that the Founding Fathers were striving for but never reached (and that we haven’t reached either).

And yet the founders were still willing to leave the door open for an expansive future they couldn’t possibly imagine.

They encoded into the constitution broad rights for every possibility.

They were flawed men, at times blatantly hypocritical, unable to live up to their own ideals.

But they wrote them anyway, doing their best to launch this experiment into the future with as much momentum as they could in the hopes that we could keep it rolling.

The All Souls Choir will sing at this service.

Religious education classes for children are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

For today’s service, the middle school and high school classes will remain in the worship service.

Yarn-Wrapped Stars for Independence Day Weekend

YarnWrappedStarDuring the summer, we move from our regular routine of Religious Education to creative multi-generational activities and projects for children and youth.

For this week, the middle school and high school youth will stay in the sanctuary for Sunday worship.

The Pre-K classes through 5th grade classes will be making these yarn-wrapped stars with Sam Normand.

28 June 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Rainbow_flag_breezePlease join us on Sunday (28 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “Celebrating Pride” with Pam Brown.

June is LGBTQ Pride Month — a time to celebrate the hard-won gains that have come about for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning individuals and to recommit our congregation in continued solidarity to the ongoing struggle.

Come and welcome Pam Brown to our pulpit for the first time.  Melissa Gibson will be our worship associate and Bob Jordan will provide the music.

Don’t miss this wonderful service, and plan to bring a dish to share and stay afterward for the Rainbow Potluck.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

Duct Tape Wallets with Alice, Neil, and Sam Normand

DuctTapeWalletOn Sunday (28 June 2015) in the Religious Education wing — Duct Tape Wallets with Alice, Neil and Sam Normand.

During the summer, we move from our regular routine of Religious Education to creative multi-generational activities and projects for children and youth.

21 June 2015 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

FathersDay2015Please join us on Sunday (21 June 2015) at 11:00 AM for “What’s Love Got to Do With It? – And Other Egregiously Borrowed Themes” by Robert W. Smith.

Robert Smith is in the pulpit on this Father’s Day with an exploration of love, God, and our relationship to the Unitarian Universalist Principles and Purposes.

He will also direct the choir in a new piece of music — please join us.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service.  Children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

Awesome Snacks for Dads and Everybody (21 June 2015)

FathersDaySnacksFor this Sunday (21 June 2015), Rovena and Boogie Windsor will be with the children and youth to prepare some snacks for our after-service coffee hour.

We’ll have a variety of delicious offerings, perfect for grabbing a bite after church yet light enough not to interfere with any Father’s Day plans that families may have for the afternoon.

All ages will be able to help with the preparation and offer this celebration to the entire church community.