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
Join us for an early Christmas Eve service full of music, singing, and a reminder that the kindness we bestow assuages fear and creates hope. Childcare will be offered for this 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
In the book “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, Max lets his primal nature loose upon the jungle of his imagination. We will explore the wild nature within each of us. How does your wild nature work for the benefit or detriment of your life? Rev. Bill Comfort is a sort of retired UCC … Continue reading Balancing Your Wild Nature
Let us gather together for the annual Cedars hymn sing service. We will raise our voices in joyful song and celebrate the gift of music. Start your December holiday season with this time of community, celebration, and praise. The Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars through welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs … Continue reading Singing the Journey
In order to create the vision of a more fair and equitable world we must first renew our sacred relationship with what has been invisible for far too long. Releasing the ideology of human supremacy is a critical starting point. But, can we embrace with humility what is needed next to heal? By seeing humanity … Continue reading An Emerging Revolution
It feels like the world, our world, is going to hell in a handbasket, as my grandmother would say. And it is, but the pendulum is starting to swing. In our lives, in our country, in our world, we can still lift up our heads and hearts, and reach out to be a clear light … Continue reading Still Thankful
Rev. Margo has been serving Cedars for several months now. We will take this Sunday to eat together, answer a couple of questions that will help Margo get to know us better and make official Rev. Margo’s status as our half time minister. Please bring a brunch item to share. The Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars … Continue reading A Celebration of Our Cedars Community
Sometimes we think that compassion will make us weak, but all the world’s religions honor compassion as one of the greatest human capacities. Rev. Florence Caplow will bring teachings from Buddhism, Unitarian Universalism, and science to inspire us to widen our hearts as a powerfully unshakable response in these cruel times. Rev. Florence Caplow is a … Continue reading Compassion: Our Secret Superpower
At this time of year All Souls Day and the Day of the Dead provide ritual and ceremony that help us reflect on the gifts given to us by our loved ones who have passed on. Join us for this service of memory that includes building a communal altar to honor those whose inspirations and influence we … Continue reading Day of the Dead: A Service to Honor Our Departed Loved Ones
