Hope & Good News In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Amanda AikmanNancy Philip, Worship Associate An invitation to re-tune our moral radios to catch the broadcasts of hope and good news – messages that are all too often drowned out but are operating quietly under the static.

Mother’s Day In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Zackrie Vinczen Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate  In 1870 Julia Ward Howe wrote a proclamation titled “Appeal to Womanhood Throughout the World.” Today this text is better known by the title “The Mother’s Day Proclamation.”   In this service we will reflect on this … Continue reading Mother’s Day

Religious Absurdity In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Zackrie VinczenMike Cox, Worship Associate In 2005, 24 year old Bobby Henderson wrote a satirical letter to the Kansas State Board of Education professing a belief in a supreme being known as the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Since then, what started as … Continue reading Religious Absurdity

Be Careful of What You Pretend to Be In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Gregory Cook, Guest Speaker Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate  The dictive “Just be yourself” is generally presented as something that is both easy to do and the right thing to do. Here we will examine the toll on … Continue reading Be Careful of What You Pretend to Be

Poetry of the Earth In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. There will be not live-stream for this service. Rev. Zackrie Vinczen This service will invite us into a time of music and reflection as we consider poems that express our connection to the Earth.

The Gospel According to This Moment In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Barry Andrews, Guest SpeakerNancy Philip, Worship Associate Henry Thoreau was known for many things. He was by turns a schoolteacher, a pencil maker, a surveyor and a handyman. He was also an advocate of simple living, civil … Continue reading The Gospel According to This Moment

Easter In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Zackrie VinczenJohanna Munson, Worship Associate The story of Easter is one of betrayal and hope, sacrifice and redemption, but is the story we all know the whole story? This Easter we will consider an additional account provided by the betrayer himself: Judas … Continue reading Easter

The Poet’s Memoir In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Zackrie VinczenGregory Cook, Worship Associate Understanding a poet’s life often provides us insight into understanding their poetry. In this service we will consider the role of the memoir as a tool of artistic interpretation.

Where’s the Stork From? In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Rev. Zackrie Vinczen, MinisterNancy Philip, Worship Associate If babies come from storks, then where do storks come from?Join us as we untangle this twisted nest of an origin story and consider the possibility that nothing (not even birds) is real.

The Secret to Happiness In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. with live stream Fran Korten, Guest SpeakerJohanna Munson, Worship Associate In the U.S. Declaration of Independence, we are told that we have an inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness. But is pursuing happiness a good idea?In this service we will examine various … Continue reading The Secret to Happiness