Joining together in solidarity for justice, we discover our power. What important lessons might we learn from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s practice of partnership around the world? All are welcome as we explore the expanding circles of connection that create a vision of justice and thriving for our human family and for our shared … Continue reading The Power of Solidarity
“We hold a love greater than we know between and among us, born from all that we hold holy.” –Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt Moving Forward, Centered in Love Rev. Joe Cleveland March 16, 2026 All that you feel is welcome here. All that you are is welcome here. Humans have an incredible capacity for … Continue reading Moving Forward, Centered in Love
Be Wise as Serpents We’ll explore the interplay between strategic wisdom and compassionate action in our striving to maintain our democratic society. The biblical exhortation to be “wise as serpents” brings challenges to the companion exhortation to be “innocent as doves” – a paradox touching on a principled response to the recent changes in our … Continue reading Be Wise as Serpents
Living Love through the Practice of Trust: Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky Sitting under the Bodhi tree on the verge of enlightenment, the one who would be Buddha was confronted and challenged by the god Mara, the threat of violence and domination and delusion. Needing a witness, and left on his own, he reached … Continue reading Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky
Living Love through the Practice of Inclusion: Including Religion There are such egregious examples of doing religion badly, hurtfully, abusively, that even if we participate with a religious community, we can tend to avoid identifying as “religious.” What if we leaned into it instead? Including Religion Rev. Joseph Cleveland February 23, 2025 Like a … Continue reading Including Religion
Call and Response Singing out and singing together is part of the creation story of humanity. When our ancestors felt worried or alone, they called out into the darkness with song, and their community would respond in harmony. Join us for a service of song and silence, and an exploration of call and response. When … Continue reading Call and Response
Meetinghouse closed due to storm. Worship was zoom-only. Living Love through the Practice of Inclusion: Welcoming the Whole Self Looking back, I’m awed by the way that embracing everything—from what I got right to what I got wrong—invites the grace of wholeness. Parker J. Palmer. On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old. OOS … Continue reading Welcoming the Excluded Parts of Ourselves
We believe in the practice of inclusion. But what do we mean by that? OOS Feb 2 2025.docx
Guest speaker: Maggie Fronk, Executive Director of Wellspring About Wellspring: For over 40 years Wellspring has been supporting survivors of relationship and sexual abuse in upstate NY. We answer more than 1,700 calls on our 24/7 hotline each year – calls from your friends, neighbors, and family members. We believe everyone deserves to feel safe. … Continue reading Wellspring of Stories
In celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we look to cultivate his audacious faith in our own hearts. I must confess, my friends, the road ahead will not always be smooth. There will be still rocky places of frustration and meandering points of bewilderment. There will be inevitable setbacks here and there. There … Continue reading An Audacious Faith in the Future