Sunday, August 25, 2024 Buddhist Happiness Practice Dennis Bohn There is a widespread misunderstanding that the Buddha taught that life is suffering. While the Buddha did teach that suffering exists, he also taught that joy and happiness exist, and in fact that there is an end to suffering. We’ll look at practical ways to actualize … Continued

Sunday, August 18, 2024 Tricks of the Mind Kit Marlowe Everyone you know believes that they see the world as it is, and that many other people are totally wrong. Other people feel the same way about you, too. Our minds play many tricks on us. Some are known as self-interest, echo chamber, availability bias, … Continued

Sunday, August 11, 2024 Selling Onions Mark Bernstein Benedictine hospitality requires that we welcome the stranger, not only into our homes, but into our hearts. This form of radical hospitality is the essential message in The Rule of St. Benedict, a book written in the sixth century and just as relevant and important to Unitarian … Continued

Sunday, August 4, 2024 Grace Notes Grace Notes Hospice Singers Grace Notes Singers will share their song repertoire and invite us to sing along. The group will explain what they do as Hospice Singers. The service will also include meditative readings and some silent time together. The Grace Notes Singers include former music director Barbara … Continued

Sunday, July 28, 2024 Synergistic Interdependence Alison Maxfield As a group, are we better off alone? Or, does the sum from-doing our part-yield greater cooperation, creativity, and conviction? This sermon will explore the exciting world of synergistic relationships and how shared interests and passions can collectively fuel positive social change. Bio: Alison Maxfield, LCSW is … Continued

Sunday, July 21, 2024 The Spirit of Peace: Peace Pilgrim’s Life and Legacy Bruce Nichols This service will offer a short bio and overview of Peace Pilgrim’s message and pilgrimage and share about how her message of Peace continues to inspire people around the world today. Bio: Bruce Nichols was first introduced to Peace Pilgrim … Continued

Sunday, July 14, 2024 Gina’s Spectacular Musical Extravaganza Gina Roche Tune in remotely by visiting our Facebook page for Livestream of this service.

Sunday, July 7, 2024 Putting Faith Into Action ESWA From Matthew 7:15-20, “By their fruits you will know them.” Most major world religions and secular moral philosophies – Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Humanism and more – share in common a moral code that says feeding the hungry, healing the sick and alleviating suffering is the … Continued

Sunday, June 30, 2024 Cooking Your Life Rick Smykla When preparing a meal in a Zen monastery, it is said that the cook “must handle the ingredients as carefully as if they were his own eyes.” Seeing the kitchen as a model for the entire world gives us a sense of the utmost care needed … Continued

Sunday, June 23, 2024 Renewal Stephanie Garrett Renewal for Stephanie Garrett was to be born again. She attended a Black Baptist Church in her youth, and after college stopped attending. Her mental and spiritual understanding of developing her own theology, began to take shape, though it’s an ongoing process. She defines herself as a spiritual … Continued