Month: February 2021

The Art of Repair: Life Is What Makes Us

Kintsugi is a Japanese approach to pottery repair in which cracks are filled with golden lacquer, highlighting the shapes of the cracks with the valuable material. The flowing shape of the flaws adds to the beauty of the piece. 

The technique was developed accidentally when 15th-century shogun Ashikaga … read more.

Texas Crisis Response: February 28

On February 28, we will share our plate with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) for their Texas Crisis Response. The extreme winter storm in Texas coupled with inequitable policies and failed leadership have created deadly conditions for people living with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, undocumented immigrants, and others who are disproportionately … read more.

Youth

Our youth program includes children in 7th-12th grades or comparable ages. We offer gatherings for both middle and high school youth. We meet from 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. on most Sundays during the church year.

7th-8th Grade

Our Whole Lives (OWL) (2023-24)

CLASS CLOSED. We are unable to … read more.

Preschool – 6th grade

2023-24

Preschool (3 – 5 years old)

Note: Children should be three by September to join the Preschool room.

The Rainbow Connection

A central concept of Unitarian Universalism is the eight Principles that congregations affirm and promote. These Principles are considered to be strong values and moral guides … read more.

Childcare

2023-24

Nursery: 6 mos. – 2 years old

Toddler Room: 2-3 years old

Our youngest children are cared for in our Nursery (A103) or Toddler Room (A107) by our loving childcare staff (ratio 1:4). Here we create a warm, accepting atmosphere where trust is formed, helping our … read more.

In the Along

Wholeness is a challenging spiritual theme, in part because we are so ambivalent about it. Wholeness suggests finality. “To do list” complete. Check.  

Most of us are such goal-directed folks that living without a destination is a disorienting experience. 

Gwendolyn Brooks describes, poetically, a different understanding of the … read more.

Moderator’s Letter – February 2021

Greetings, 

We have nearly hit the one-year mark in our move to being a virtual church. It has been a year requiring creativity and resilience from our ministers and staff. They have all done a wonderful job reimagining how we “do church,” and keeping us all … read more.

Centering

We enter Black History Month 2021 after a year which saw, among many other things, the Movement for Black Lives manifested in the largest and most diverse demonstrations for equity in our nation’s history. More and more Americans affirm the need to dismantle the Culture … read more.