"Gratitude and Reciprocity"— led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. What can we give in return for all that has been given? Gratitude is a practice that can serve us throughout our lives. How do we not only receive but return what has been given?
"Looking for Something Larger than Myself"— led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Unitarian Universalists express a desire to bring about a Beloved Community - a community without bias or oppression. We even commit to the work of undoing racism and righting systemic injustice with greater energy and clarity than most other faith communities. Why then does harm still occur? This service explores what we want, where we falter, and how to engage one another directly, through the many layers of complexity that can often force us apart.
"Walking Towards Trouble"—led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Nonviolent Direct Action is the antidote to despair. In this, the first service in our month of compassion we work to understand a commitment to nonviolence as a pledge to ourselves, our community and our wider world.
"Saving Relationship"—led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-ministers. Our service centers interdependence & care for the relationships that save our precious and shared lives.
"How We Belong"—led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. We belong to one another like the drops in the ocean belong to the sea. Belonging isn't something given, but something inherent. It is as much a devotion as a release into the embrace of something larger than our one individual life.
"What Do We Do Now?"— led by the Revs. Anya and Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-ministers. This service includes a question box sermon, where congregants are invited to pose questions to the ministers, inviting real time responses.The focus for questions includes our Unitarian Universalist history, tradition, and the present pressures facing our faith in these times of increasing authoritarianism.
