Join Rev. Bev this Sunday for a Quaker service commonly known as a programmed service. This type of service has time for silence and getting in touch with your inner voice and sharing those thoughts but also has some readings or meditations to reflect on and respond to. The readings Rev. Bev will choose will be on the themes of finding your personal spiritual core, living a life of purpose, and developing personal mission statements. … Continue reading A Quaker-Style Service

“Wise women and men from every [faith] tradition teach that gratitude is at the heart of the spiritual life because it leads us to all the rest.” That is how the Rev. Kathleen McTigue begins her meditation, “Saying Grace,” as she reminds us of the importance of real gratitude—gratitude that, in Rev. McTigue’s words, “Make us strong for the work of the world.” Join Rev. Bev this Sunday as she explores the kind of gratitude … Continue reading Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice

Often on the Sunday before an Election Day many Unitarian Universalist ministers preach about the democratic process, the Constitution, or the importance of voting. As we approach this particular election day, an election that many pundits are describing as one that could affect our very democracy for years to come, join Rev Bev as she examines our Unitarian Universalist values, wonders out loud what is really at stake, and brings the words of Pete Seeger, American folk singer … Continue reading The Teaspoon Brigades

Where do we find our strength in the tough times? Does our suffering, our pain, make us bitter or better, angry or grateful? What can we do when we see others struggling? Join us Sunday as we ponder these questions.

How do you find sanctuary when you need it? Is sanctuary just a space, a room in a church? What makes that space a sanctuary? Or is it much more than that? Join Rev Bev this Sunday as she explores these questions and more. 

Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. And one of our Unitarian Universalist sources is “Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves.” So we ask ourselves, as Unitarian Universalists we ask ourselves, do we need or even want a day of atonement? What does it mean to forgive and does this always lead to healing? Join Bev this Sunday as she … Continue reading Atonement, Forgiveness, and Healing: Lessons from Yom Kippur

This service will explore how our expectations can color our experiences. When we enter a situation with preconceived notions of what will happen and how we will feel how likely is it our experience will match our expectations? How likely is it we will be disappointed? This can affect our worship experience, our personal relationships, and how we move forward in this journey we call life. Come Sunday and explore how letting go of expectations can free us … Continue reading Great Expectations