Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Presenter: Richard Clark Service Associate: Carol Johnson We are all seekers on Life’s journey. In this engaging talk, Richard Clarke draws on the Zen parable of the Ten Bulls to illuminate the timeless stages of spiritual awakening. He will focus especially on the early steps many of us know well – searching for meaning, catching … Continue reading “Awakening: The Zen Parable of “The Ten Bulls”
Presenter: Bob Koches Service Associate: Carol Johnson This Sunday is our traditional Day of the Dead Service.As in Mexican culture we take time to remember our loved ones. In the spirit of the day , Bob Koches will reflect on his journey of loss with his message titled “They Are Always with Us” . There will … Continue reading “Day of the Dead Celebration”
Presenters: Ted Fahy and Kriss Gang — This wil be our annual Water Communion. You are invited to bring a small amount of water – from your travels or from your house: the water that we will be sharing is a visual expression of how we as a fellowship commit to sharing not just this … Continue reading Water Communion and a Year Round Stewardship Program
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Service Associate: Rev. D’Vorah Kelley. On its surface, flower communion seems like a sweet ritual celebrating beauty and summer. People bring flowers to the service, bring them forward in the ritual and then leave with another flower. But as a result of the story of its founding, the ritual has deep … Continue reading “Flower Communion: The Hidden Message”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Speaker; Dee Dee Camhi, Service Associate. Humility seems to be very much out of fashion in the world today. Many political and business leaders, influencers, and their minions, reject being humble as a profound weakness. Instead, they think they know everything worth knowing and can accomplish anything they want, and if they … Continue reading Humility
Ralph Waldo Emerson considered art as a way for the artist to express their inner self, their “spirit,” and to share a deeper understanding of the world with others. He believed that there should be no strict separation between different art forms like painting, music, and poetry, as they all stem from the same creative … Continue reading “Emerson Sunday: Celebrating Creativity & Imagination”
Presenter: Rev. Timothy Boeve Service Associate: Sandy Wallin On this Easter Sunday, which also features the last day of Passover, the Reverend Timothy Boeve will touch upon these significant religious festivals as he highlights what for him and others these events celebrate, Renewal and Freedom, respectively. However, with this particular Sunday falling two days prior … Continue reading “The Preciousness and Precariousness of our Planet”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh Service Associate: D’Vorah Kelley Nature offers us important lessons, if we know where to look. Look at nature in the wrong way, and we can take away some quite distorted ideas about how to live with each other and the Earth. But we can take a different perspective, and find wonderful … Continue reading “Lessons from the Natural World”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PrenterCarol Johnson, Service Associate We have just experienced maximum darkness, with the Winter Solstice one day previous. While this is a season of light, in many traditions, what underlies that joy is the dark. Are we afraid of the dark? Do we avoid it? Or can we engage the darkness with the … Continue reading “Dwelling in the Darkness”
Presenter: June Ejuchi Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi This special Day of the Dead service will feature LCUUF member June Eguchi’s compelling presentation entitled “What is a Near Death Experience?” She will share with us her own experience and give detailed background information about this phenomenon. The program will also honor family and friends of … Continue reading Dia de los Muertos
