Speaker: Rev. Beverly Waring

The Question Box Service

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May 25, 2025, The Question Box Service with Rev. Bev, Sara Allegretti, Director of Religious Education, and Michele Kelly, Music Director Join us for this fun, insightful and enlightening service as Bev, Sara and Michele answer your questions. Wondering what faith traditions your religious professional staff grew up in? Maybe you have questions about what Sara’s favorite children’s book is or how being a music director is similar to being a music teacher.  Questions can … Continue reading The Question Box Service

Coming of Age in Community

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The journey from childhood to adulthood is marked by transition points. The communities that surround us and how we fit within these communities transform and expand as we develop and age.  This Sunday we celebrate five of our young people who have spent the winter and spring exploring their personal relationship to their UU faith in preparation for this service that marks their Coming of Age. Join us for a joyful Sunday of celebration as we witness what they … Continue reading Coming of Age in Community

God, an Apple and a Chair

If you ask a Unitarian Universalist if they believe in God, many will answer, “Well, it depends upon what you mean by God.” According to Universalist Minister, Clinton Lee Scott, “Words are the commerce of the civilized world, the coin of exchange, and the vehicle of thought.” But how do we communicate effectively when we assign our own private meanings to important and common concepts? Come Sunday as we explore this question.

Easter; Spiritual Meaning from Three Cultures

Easter is a Christian holiday, but it also has profound meaning and deep roots that extend well beyond the Christian story. Ancient mythologies are abundant with the universal theme of life, death, and resurrection. Come this Sunday as we hear the stories and myth, Christian, Greek, and Hindu, and reflect on the spiritual meaning of suffering and loss, hope and lamentation, and resurrection and rebirth.

Enjoying the Journey

As I wrote in my April 3rd  Briefly with Bev column, “I plan and the universe laughs.” Granted, I do not always want to join in the laughter but often the alternative only makes matters worse. I know that this past week, with the news that your journey towards a new minister is unfinished, has been full of disappointment, uncertainty, and more questions than answers. Given all that, how can you continue to enjoy the … Continue reading Enjoying the Journey

Bumper Sticker Theology

There used to be a Unitarian Universalist bumper sticker that called us the Uncommon Denomination. Whenever I saw it, I wondered what that meant, how non-UUs interpreted it and if it was really a good explanation of Unitarian Universalism. In a culture of sound bites, tweets and text messaging, how do we explain the richness, the history and the core meaning of our living tradition in 15 seconds, 144 characters or in one sentence?  Do … Continue reading Bumper Sticker Theology

How the Light Gets In

“There is a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.” These lines from Leonard Cohen’s song Anthem (which our fabulous choir will sing today) are the inspiration for this service. Quite often it is thru the broken places in our lives, the imperfections, real or perceived, that some light makes its way in to give us a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world.