Speaker: Rev. Aaron Payson

Marigolds and Memory

All Saints Day and the start of Día de los Muertos (Nov 1–2) converge on this Sunday. Both traditions treat remembering the dead by name as an act that heals the living. We will honor those who continue to live in our hearts and lives with an altar of memory.  Bring a picture(s) of those … Continue reading Marigolds and Memory

Of Shadows Light and Love

On the Sunday closest to Halloween/Samhain, we honor the time when the boundary between the living and the dead grows porous—giving us honest ground to consider the courage it takes to face mortality, grief, and fear directly rather than costume them away.   We will experience a Halloween parade for UNICEF where our Change for Change … Continue reading Of Shadows Light and Love

Seeing is Being

This weekend is National Coming Out Day. A natural, unforced fit for courage — not just LGBTQ+ visibility, but the broader human courage of dropping a mask in a room that might not be safe. Contemporary edge: doing this in 2026, with LGBTQ+ rights actively contested in statehouses and courts — this isn’t nostalgia, it’s … Continue reading Seeing is Being

Limited Ledgers and Living Accounts

As Yom Kippur invites reflection on accountability, forgiveness, and renewal, we gather to consider the ledgers we keep, both consciously and unconsciously. What debts, regrets, disappointments, or old stories have we been carrying forward? Which accounts deserve to be settled, and which were never meant to be balanced in the first place? In a world … Continue reading Limited Ledgers and Living Accounts

The Streams We Carry and Rivers We Ride

Join members and friends for our opening ingathering service and Water Ceremony. This Summer was not just about vacations and rest; it was also a summer of climate anxiety, news fatigue, AI disruption at work, and election-year exhaustion. We mingle the waters from our summer sojourns as a communal admission that no one’s summer was untouched by the wider world, … Continue reading The Streams We Carry and Rivers We Ride

Worship from the 2026 UUA General Assembly – 11 AM in the Lounge

Join us this Sunday @ 11 AM for a live-stream of Worship from the 2026 UUA General Assembly.  We’ll gather in the lounge for the first Summer Service of the season and join Unitarian Universalists from across the country as we gather for this year’s online General Assembly.  The service will feature music, readings, and reflections on the General Assembly theme “Meet the … Continue reading Worship from the 2026 UUA General Assembly – 11 AM in the Lounge

A Faith for Unsettled Times

On this Heritage Sunday, as the congregation gathers for its annual meeting, we honor the enduring legacy of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist thought — a tradition that has always held reason and compassion at its center. In a time of political chaos and global uncertainty, we remember that our faith was born from both … Continue reading A Faith for Unsettled Times