Topic: Holiday Traditions

But I Didn’t Get What I Wanted!

The holidays can be full of hope and good cheer. They can also be full of stress and disappointment. Not getting what they wanted for Christmas might be a child’s first introduction to such disappointment. Throughout life, how do we deal with not getting what we want?

The Seventh Principle (Last Day of Chalica)

Today (and tonight) is the final day of our UU Chalica holiday. On each evening of this seven-day holiday, we focus on one of our seven principles.

Today we focus on our 7th UU Principle: Respect for the Interdependent Web All of Existence of Which We are a Part.

America’s Native Stories

The story of Thanksgiving goes back to the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock. Yet before they were here there were already people here – loving their loved ones and living their lives. Let’s hear some of their stories – stories of creation, … read more.

Radical Forgiveness

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement begins at sundown on Wednesday. It is the holiest day of the year in Judaism; a day when atonement is sought for wrongs committed. How do you seek forgiveness? To what extent are you willing to go … read more.

Flower Communion

The Flower Communion, created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, is an annual ritual that celebrates peace, beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Please bring a few flowers to share.

This will be a LIVE online service via Zoom.

The Longest Night

Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year. We usually associate light with this celebration. But can we go deeper?

We could stare longer and discover that darkness has its own gifts.

(No Sunday Morning Religious Exploration classes for Children & Youth, these resume next Sunday, January 10.)

Modern Christmas Pageant

Starring the UUMAN Youth. This year’s pageant is a modernized version of the original story of Jesus’s birth written by the UUMAN youth. Last year’s premiere was live… but just like the musical Hamilton, for 2020 it’s going virtual.