"Whose Nationalism?" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. That's right. Invite your friends. We are coming at this straight on. Nationalism can tear a country apart... and it is anything but holy. This is how to fight for home.
"I Was Bound Free," led by Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael. We are free not because we are unfettered, unaffiliated, and unallied. We are free because we have ties, because we are linked to a reality greater than our small and limited selves.
“It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.” ― Angela Y. Davis Every congregational year we cycle through a series of 10 themes. From September through June, we engage the themes in worship, during small group sessions, and in Religious Education. This coming congregational year the theme for January is Resistance...
"Bridges Not Walls" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. The Poet Hafez wrote: "We have not come here to take prisoners, But to surrender ever more deeply / To freedom and joy." In our day more walls are being built than bridges. This service includes powerful reflections from our youth members about their commitment to freedom and joy.
"If Not Doctrine & Dogma.." — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister.
A Catholic Monk who has dedicated over 37 years in a Cistercian Abbey said that faith has little to do with doctrine and dogma. This service explores what he did claim as essential.
"Imagine a Way Forward" — led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister.
Imagine a door opening, a way forward, a way out of no way; imagine that the earth below us even now is holy ground.
