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Transformed By Our Care

Join us in co-creating worship that skills us up and roots us sustainably in place for faithful living within the context of the Holocene extinction and the violence of empire. Rev. Deanna Vandiver is affiliated with the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Unitarian Universalist, as a Community Minister of Love and Liberation. She is the founder of Ever … Continue reading Transformed By Our Care

The Faiths of Our Founding Fathers

On this Presidents’ Day weekend, we will explore the commitment by many of our Founding Fathers to the separation of church and state and the imperative of protected religious expression. From atheism to theism, let freedom ring! Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on … Continue reading The Faiths of Our Founding Fathers

Brunch & Banter: Let’s Dream!

Where is Cedars headed?  What kind of community should we become?  What would make us excited to invest in that future? The Board of Trustees will be hosting a short and lively visioning session at our Sunday service on February 8th to gather ideas about how Cedars can better serve families, young adults, and the wider community … Continue reading Brunch & Banter: Let’s Dream!

Embodying Resilience

Through the work of grief guide Frances Weller, and the practices of Buddhist Pema Chodron, we will explore how to prevail in a life that is for more than ourselves. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on their journeys to learn from one another, search … Continue reading Embodying Resilience

Kandinsky, Seeing What Cannot Be Seen

An exploration together of some of the Russian painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky’s thoughts about how spiritual and emotional truths are communicated through shapes and colors in painting. We will reflect together about how these spiritual and emotional truths might manifest in our own experience. Reverend Bill Comfort is a sort of retired UCC … Continue reading Kandinsky, Seeing What Cannot Be Seen

Martin Luther King and Thich Nhat Hanh: Brothers in Beloved Community

Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King, Jr. came from different cultures and religions and from countries at war with one another. Let us experience how they influenced one another through deep friendship and a shared commitment to justice and peace. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and … Continue reading Martin Luther King and Thich Nhat Hanh: Brothers in Beloved Community

The Gifts of Ritual & Renewal

How do we hold the bittersweetness of life in all its beauty and pain? “Days of honey, days of onion,” as an Arabic proverb puts it. Come join us as we explore the spiritual practice of ritual and renewal as a healing balm in troubled times. Rev Jennifer Alviar is a Unitarian Universalist minister who … Continue reading The Gifts of Ritual & Renewal

The Road Not Taken

As we embark upon 2026, we will explore how to step into the new year through Robert Frost’s familiar poem “The Road Not Taken,” which – hint, hint! – is not titled “The Road Less Traveled By.” Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in Port Townsend, Washington, from which … Continue reading The Road Not Taken

Winter Solstice Service

This evening we will be celebrating the winter solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is a time of both mystery and expectancy, as the longest dark leads to the return of the sun. Join us in this ancient celebration that still brings restoration and hope into our lives today.Childcare … Continue reading Winter Solstice Service