Rachel Alba, Director of Religious Education

Honor the longest day and shortest night in this all-ages celebration and gathering!

This Sunday we kick off the church year with one joyful all-ages service at 11:00, followed by our annual barbecue! Bring a bit of water from home or summer travels to share in our annual water ritual.

At the balance-point between dark and day, we gather to bear witness to the sacred cycle of the year and ground ourselves in this all-ages, earth-centered service. Bring a branch of fall leaves, or fresh fall flowers, homemade bread, or harvest from your garden to help build our altar.

A service of community singing, reflection, and prayer. A time to connect in solidarity and hope with each other. It matters that we're not struggling alone. A space to be together in shock, grief, and hope in an uncertain time. 

After a 10:00am pancake breakfast, gather for this all-ages service at 11:00 celebrating abundance and lifting up gratitude -- especially in times of complexity or uncertainty.

Celebrate the light returning on the darkest day of the year, with a bonfire ritual, making ornaments, and eating a hearty winter stew. Bring a salad, bread, drink, or dessert to share. We'll eat dinner together after welcoming activities and the ritual.

Through retelling the story of Christmas, we'll consider our encounters with those on the margins of our culture, and how we can embrace everyone's inherent worth and dignity.

Brene Brown says that fitting in happens when you change yourself to be in the community, but belonging happens when you can be your most authentic self in community. How can we as individuals and a community practice belonging here and to/with each other?