Your Creator as Creative Collaborator
Published author, Naima Haviland, asserts that a spiritual life nourishes a creative life and suggests paths to inspiration and creative productivity. LISTEN:
Services
Atonement and Vows for the New Year
How do we find time to ritualize the letting go of our unskillful thoughts, words and deeds as this new year begins? (hint: flash paper is involved). Can we create a vow rather than a resolution for the year ahead?
Blue Christmas
Many UU congregations set aside a day of reflection during the holidays to remember those who have died or who are no longer in our lives. This will be an informal service.
Christmas Eve: The Wonder of it All
It’s said that Christmas is for children. Can we all find ways to embrace Wonder regardless of our religious convictions? LISTEN:
Hanukkah and Solstice
This service will focus on celebrations of light during December dark. LISTEN:
Sunshine
This service celebrates the work done by Ian Carbone and his Allegheny College students to install a solar power array on the Parish House roof. Come hear about the challenges the students faced and the successes they achieved. Our church’s vision of partnering with the community has become a reality! You’ll have the opportunity to preview a short … Continued
Winter Holidays and Awakening
‘Awakening’ can mean many things but especially during the holiday season. How can it be a practice of patience and wonder? LISTEN:
The Simplicity of Good Food and Great Gratitude
Thanksgiving meals used to be predictable. Then, covid came in early 2020. We had to adopt all different ways to have Thanksgiving in more isolation. What did we learn? How has Thanksgiving changed for us since covid? Please bring your stories to this post-Thanksgiving Sunday service. LISTEN:
The (Cooking) Lessons of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in America can become a spiritual practice of humor and contentment. How? LISTEN:
Veterans Day: How the Military Changed Us
Bridgett Reeb, Rich Chafey, and Bob Ackerman are all veterans and will explore how being in the military changed their lives. Please join us to remember veterans and appreciate the presentations of Bridgett, Rich, and Bob. LISTEN: