Against every doomsayer and nihilism, no matter how seductively packaged, we are a people of hope. At the center of our lives, we work to embody and live into a hope which is neither naive nor cynical. On this Sunday before we vote on the next steps for our church building, we especially embrace hope!
Against every doomsayer and nihilism, no matter how seductively packaged, we are a people of hope. At the center of our lives, we work to embody and live into a hope which is neither naive nor cynical. On this Sunday before we vote on the next steps for our church building, we especially embrace hope!
It has been said that religion is primarily an affair of gratitude, not of right belief. After our church breakfast at 10:00, join us for this all-ages service of gratitude as we explore and move into a spirit of appreciation.
(Note: There is no 9:00am service this week!)
What would it look like if instead of a purpose-driven life, we embodied a curiosity-driven life? How could that change the way you move through the world? We'll also observe a Transgender Day of Remembrance ritual to name and hold the reality of violence rooted in transphobia.
What would it look like if instead of a purpose-driven life, we embodied a curiosity-driven life? How could that change the way you move through the world? We'll also observe a Transgender Day of Remembrance ritual to name and hold the reality of violence rooted in transphobia.
"We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be." - Laverne Cox
"We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be." - Laverne Cox
Even if there is nothing supernatural to the world whatsoever -- even if the world is all there is with no divinity -- nonetheless religious naturalism invites us into gratitude, humility, reverence, joy, and wonder which remain at the heart of a spiritual life well lived.
Even if there is nothing supernatural to the world whatsoever -- even if the world is all there is with no divinity -- nonetheless religious naturalism invites us into gratitude, humility, reverence, joy, and wonder which remain at the heart of a spiritual life well lived.
The Jewish holiday of Hannukah is a celebration of freedom and self-determination... and it's a lot more complex than that. We retell the story, and hold it together with the conflict in Israel and Palestine today.
The Jewish holiday of Hannukah is a celebration of freedom and self-determination... and it's a lot more complex than that. We retell the story, and hold it together with the conflict in Israel and Palestine today.
Inside a season of joy is also a season of loss and grief. This service is especially for anyone not feeling merry and bright. We'll acknowledge and hold that reality with grace, humor, and honesty.
Inside a season of joy is also a season of loss and grief. This service is especially for anyone not feeling merry and bright. We'll acknowledge and hold that reality with grace, humor, and honesty.
Gather outdoors in person around a bonfire for this annual celebration of longest night! Bring warm clothes and good cheer for this gathering to drive the dark away. Afterwards, come inside for gingerbread cookie baking and decorating.
Our inherent worth and dignity means that every one of us has gifts to share with the world. At this intergenerational service, we'll unwrap (literally) this service of Christmas stories and carols, present by present.
New friends and old, are warmly invited to gather for our annual Christmas Eve candle-lighting service.
In the midst of a transition you're not where you were before and you're also not yet where you're going. That in-between can be confusing, uncertain, and destabilizing -- and a place of powerful possibility. In this New Year's Eve service, members of our community reflect on these moments in their lives where we live inside the "I don't know."
The old year ends and a new one begins: what will you leave behind? What will you carry forward? Standing on the threshold between past and future, it is a moment of remembering, of hoping, and of choosing.
The old year ends and a new one begins: what will you leave behind? What will you carry forward? Standing on the threshold between past and future, it is a moment of remembering, of hoping, and of choosing.
Racial justice isn't a "somewhere else" problem: right here in Boulder it is a pressing, active issue. And even within our congregation, the unconcious, invisible assumptions of whiteness shape our church culture. Our work is to take those realities seriously without shame, blame, or guilt. As James Baldwin writes: not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced
Racial justice isn't a "somewhere else" problem: right here in Boulder it is a pressing, active issue. And even within our congregation, the unconcious, invisible assumptions of whiteness shape our church culture. Our work is to take those realities seriously without shame, blame, or guilt. As James Baldwin writes: not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced
In the first half of the service, pose your theological questions, questions about Unitarian Universalism, and questions about David -- and Rev. David will answer them in the sermon, on the spot!
In the first half of the service, pose your theological questions, questions about Unitarian Universalism, and questions about David -- and Rev. David will answer them in the sermon, on the spot!
What would it look like to let love run wild in your friendships? Committing to love as a religious tradition asks us to widen the circle. What is possible if we expand a certain practice of love beyond spouse, partner and family and cultivate deep and nourishing love amongst friends? Perhaps you already do - or perhaps friendship feels like a relic of a time past. Let's dig into friendship as a radical act of love that the world needs.
