Sunday Service
Events
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The Light’s Return: On Groundhogs, Imbolc, and Embodying Resilience
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomSunday Services Team Even as Winter seems determined to sap our will, we take comfort and draw strength from celebrating the halfway point. The days grow longer, the seeds of Spring are sprouting in the Earth, and we celebrate even the cheeky groundhogs in their burrows.
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Beloved Community in an Age of Artificial Intelligence – The Wisdom of Martin Buber (Deep Dive Sunday)
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev Lee Anne Washington From I-It to I-You: Practicing Presence: Over the past several weeks, we have been exploring the wisdom of Martin Buber, who taught that life’s deepest meaning is found not in what we use or manage, but in how we meet one another. In a world shaped by speed, efficiency, and increasingly [...]
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Matters of the Heart…. and Other Organs
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev. Lee Anne Washington We all know the heart is the seat of romantic love, but is love really that simple? During this multigenerational service after Valentine’s Day, we’ll explore various types of love (agape, eros, philiia, and storge) and where in the body love has lived across cultures and centuries: in the heart, yes… [...]
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Put Feet On Our Prayers
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomSystemic Change Our guest speaker will Rev. Dr. DeNeice Welch. She holds a Ph.D. in health care ethics, a Master of Divinity, with an urban ministry focus and a bachelor of science in community ministry, Ms. Welch’s academic work focuses on reproductive justice, racialized health care and faith responses to systemic inequalities. Since 2007, Ms. Welch [...]
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Are You Serious?
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev. John Ballance will discuss what it means to take one's intentions and attentions seriously. It turns out that sometimes a small failure can turn out to be a gift.
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Stop Sleepwalking, Start Noticing: Three Spiritual Practices to Wake You Up!
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev Lee Anne Washington Ever feel like you are operating on default? You do what you always do. You think what you always think. You follow who you always follow. Your routine remains unexamined and unchallenged. Join us on this spiritual practice Sunday as Rev. Lee Anne offers opportunities to rekindle a feeling of awe, [...]
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Iran & Israel: The Ancient Stories Beneath the Headlines
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev Lee Anne Washington Much of the public conversation about Iran and Israel focuses on strategy, politics, and military power. What if current events in Iran and Israel cannot be fully understood through those alone? What if there is also an older layer of meaning–shaped by ancient historical memory, civilizational symbolism, and the self-understanding of [...]
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Awe Shucks
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev. Scott Rudolph There are many openings to the feeling of awe - experiencing the natural world, connecting with another person, or noticing a simple moment unfolding. Life is always happening; we just have to remember to pay attention. Remembering what we already know is a spiritual practice.
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Life Transformed: From Tomb to Womb
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev. Lee Anne Washington This Easter, we gather in a season of profound change – changes reflected by the ancient stories of Inanna’s descent and Jesus’s transformation. While our transitions—through downsizing, career changes, or the loss of those we love—can feel like a radical stripping away, these stories suggest a deeper truth: our transitions are [...]
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Sharing Our Light
FeaturedWest Room and ZoomRev. Lee Anne Washington What do we mean when we speak of light? Not something sentimental or decorative, but compassion for what is, clarity about what is true, and openness to what is possible. This Sunday, we will reflect on generosity as a spiritual practice and on the ways our shared light becomes blessing—through visible [...]