Speaker: Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones

There’s a Reason to Rejoice!

On this Sunday, we celebrate both Easter and Earth Day, creating a  vision of freedom, beauty, and health to guide us forward. Whether you are online or in person, please bring a flower to share in our Flower Ceremony!

Surprised by Joy

Is joy a guest we have invited in for a moment or more, or is it something unexpected and unpredictable? Is joy a hidden gem just waiting for us to discover? Or is joy a creation that we all have the capacity to make? We launch this month of learning to Live Love Through the Practice of Joy with stories about when, where, how, and why joy shows up in our lives.

How Can We Trust the Process?

“Trust the process,” we’re told, when life’s outcomes seem uncertain; or “just keep swimming,” as the movie Finding Nemo suggested. But when things fall apart, how and when can we trust that healing really is possible?

This Sunday we find our way with the help of an ancient story, the guidance of Good Trouble, and one of Rev. Nancy’s favorite prayers.

The service includes an important safety drill that will ground us in trust that we can care for each other.

Luminescence: Trusting the Light Within

Join us this Sunday for our annual celebration of Luminescence, a Service that honors the light within each of us, and the source of the light within all. When we trust the light within and allow it to shine forth unimpeded, it is our collective light that will shine through even the darkest darkness.

Luminescence is a multigenerational Worship Service. All ages are welcome in the Sanctuary space to celebrate.

Inhabiting Our Freedom Dreams

Side with Love’s “30 Days of Love” have pointed out that there are so many ways to embody Love and to practice the new world that we seek to build. In this service, we try out several of these practices, and we leave with a promise to take at least one new action, large or small, that embodies our commitment to the worthiness and dignity of all. Please bring a journal (or something to write on) and a pen (or something to write with) to this service! Join us to experience the joy of being part of the resistance!

What Happens Once We Belong?

Finding a place where we belong – where we feel seen and heard and loved for our full selves – is such a relief! It’s one of our lifesaving missions here at UUCG, something we’re creating moment by moment, mistakes and learnings and growth included. But what happens once we find that sense of belonging? Is it all rest and relaxation? Or does belonging ask us to expand even more?

Shaping Our Story: We Have a Choice

On the eve of the presidential inauguration and of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we pause to ask, What story will we help shape for our country and our community? How do we embody our values as we participate in the work of the world?

A Fresh Take on an Old Story

Due to inclement weather, this Sunday’s Service will be offered online only. We invite you to join us via Zoom at the link above.

This week, two lifelong students of Story – Rev. Nancy and Bob Patrick – invite us to look at an old story in fresh ways. Where will you find yourself in the story, and what can we take from the story into our daily lives?

Creating a Web to Hold Us: Being Present with Others

Almost all of the December holidays have a similar theme at their very core: Belonging to a healthy, loving community replaces fear with hope and purpose. Where and how do we create micro- and macro-communities of care by showing up for others? And what joy will be reborn in us when we do? Come celebrate the gifts of this season simply through showing up for each other this week!