Sunday, May 31, 2020 What is Pride Without the Parade? Rev. Dawn Fortune It has been 51 years since the Stonewall uprising in New York City that is celebrated as the beginning of what is now the LGBTQ rights movement. Since that first summer of police riots, the anniversary has been commemorated not with riots … Continued

Sunday, May 24, 2020 Military Service: A Mixture of Many Things Lay speaker Sheila Stoner Why would anyone, especially one with Quaker-like feelings, ever join the military? Oh, and trans to boot. 100 years of family service, including both my children. To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: Go to Zoom link (Meeting ID: 224 677 … Continued

Sunday, May 17, 2020 Escaping the Trap Rev. Dawn Fortune As we enter the third month of home confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are feeling trapped. we are trapped in our homes, trapped in our own medical fragility, trapped economically, emotionally, and even spiritually. Join us as we examine the feeling … Continued

Sunday, May 10, 2020 – VIA ZOOM RE Service Rev. Dawn Fortune Every age of childhood is a threshold of one sort or another. Children are perpetually changing and growing, moving from one age and stage into the next. Join us for a special worship service designed and delivered by the children in our Religious … Continued

Sunday, May 3, 2020 Preemptive Radical Inclusion Guest speaker CB Beal CB will share reflections on the idea of Preemptive Radical Inclusion (PRI) as an entryway to increase justice and equity among ourselves and in the world, a way to embody beloved community in this time of physical isolation and social connection. To Join ZOOM … Continued

Sunday, April 26, 2020 – VIA ZOOM The Bodhisattva Path to Liberation from Suffering Lay speaker Ivette Guillermo-McGahee The Bodhisattva path offers tools that help us respond creatively to world crises rather than feeling overwhelmed or paralyzed by distress. As when we do grief work, facing our distress doesn’t make it disappear. Instead, when we … Continued

Sunday, April 19, 2020 – VIA ZOOM Liberation and Freedom Rev. Dawn Fortune Liberation and freedom are two different things. One is a status and the other an achievement, or an event. Lets examine the concepts of liberation and freedom within the context of our world today. To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: Go to … Continued

Sunday, April 12, 2020 – VIA ZOOM Liberated From Death Rev. Dawn Fortune Easter is the time when Christians celebrate Jesus’ resurrection after his crucifixion. Passover commemorates the time when the ancient Hebrews were spared from the Angel of Death by splashing lamb’s blood over their doors. Death is sitting uncomfortably close these days. Let … Continued

Sunday, April 5, 2020 Liberation in a Time of Bondage Rev. Dawn Fortune As we approach the high holy seasons of both Passover and Easter, we find ourselves bound at home and threatened by a plague that spreads across the land. It is a good time to consider the messages of liberation told by the … Continued

Sunday, March 29, 2020 Relevance in Our Age Rev. Dawn Fortune With the turmoil occurring each day in our world, how is it that a liberal religious community remains relevant? When it seems that that the world is on fire, what is our role in taming the conflagration? Join us as we explore how one … Continued