Speaker: Rev. Wendy Bartel

Creating Families

Sunday May 12th, 2024, 10:30 am Maria Elmer, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

What makes a family? Our community and congregation includes beautiful families of one, and multigenerational families of many! All are welcome to this intergenerational service celebrating the many ways that … Continue reading Creating Families

Differences Need Not Divide……..

Sunday May 5th, 10:30 am Rev. Wendy Bartel, The Choir and Maria Elmer, Tom Comparin

Hearts open, minds awake, we gather, connecting in spiritual community. For many of us, we have let go of some other religious identity or rejected a set of beliefs. It’s … Continue reading Differences Need Not Divide……..

The Deep Power of Being

Sunday April 7th, 10:30 am Maria Elmer, Peter Mayer, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

We value interdependence in this Unitarian Universalist religious tradition. What does it feel like to awaken our senses and be moved by music, art, pleasure? What does it mean to … Continue reading The Deep Power of Being

Rising Alleluias

Sunday March 31st, 10:30 am HB Steadham, Maria Elmer, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, UUSS Choir

On this Easter Sunday, we share stories of transformation, renewal, and love. Why does this ancient celebration matter to Our Living Tradition? All are welcome for this multi-generational service. Worship will … Continue reading Rising Alleluias

Living Love Out Loud

Sunday March 17th, 10:30 am Guest Minister Rev. Vail Weller, Maria Elmer & UUSS Choir, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Stewardship Team

The natural world is a generous place, blessing us with beauty, nourishment and endowing each of us with a unique sense of place. Just as seeds are lavishly flung forth … Continue reading Living Love Out Loud

Change is Coming

Sunday March 10th, 10:30 am (Remember Daylight Savings time change today!) LB Hannahs, Maria Elmer, Rev. Wendy Bartel, the UUSS Choir

Greek Philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the idea that change is the only constant. And change can sometimes be scary. What might fear have to teach us about change? We’ll … Continue reading Change is Coming

What Are We Made For?

Sunday March 3rd, 10:30 am Janae Stogden, Kevin O'Connor, Maria Elmer, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, Rosie Lewis

The early Unitarians began teaching in Transylvania and Poland in the 1500s, while Universalism has roots in the United States in the 1700s. Much has changed since then and still … Continue reading What Are We Made For?

Heart Wide Open

Sunday Feb. 18th, 10:30 am Maria Elmer, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel, UUSS Choir

With all that is both beautiful and broken in the world, how might we live with open hearts? We’ll explore the values of justice and equity, and the right for … Continue reading Heart Wide Open

In All We Do and Say

Sunday February 11th, 10:30 am Beth Offenbacker, Maria Elmer, Rev. Wendy Bartel

The Rev. Dr. King said, “One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek but a means by which we arrive … Continue reading In All We Do and Say

Remember, Release, Resolve: Beginning with Love at the Center

Sunday January 14th, 10:30 am HB Steadham, Leah Purcell, Maria Elmer, Rev. Lynn Gardner, Rev. Wendy Bartel

We’ll gather to remember 2023, release what we do not wish to carry forward, and resolve to become even more of who we are called to be so that we … Continue reading Remember, Release, Resolve: Beginning with Love at the Center

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