As we try to make sense of what is happening in our country, it is useful to look back at past recoveries and, importantly, at the strategies being employed today. We must not lose faith. We must not give in. And true to our Unitarian Universalist values, we must think and act in love – … Continue reading Now What
This is a companion sermon to a January 4 sermon titled “The Road Not Taken, which was based on Robert Frost’s poem by that title. This follow-up sermon will look at the road we have taken in life, then explore how we go forward from where we are.
Have you ever felt like “feeling grateful” was one more thing on your to-do list? Or a cliche that makes you roll your eyes? Or maybe wonder if it is even possible to pay attention to gratitude when everything else happening in the world crowds it out? Let’s take a breath, take off the pressure … Continue reading Irreverent/Reverent Gratitude (Memorial Day Weekend)
Join us for this special Sunday morning service where Reverend Margo and selected congregants will be reading their favorite poems to uplift us and give expression to our deepest universal experiences. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological andreligious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on their journeys to learn from one another, … Continue reading Poetry: Giving Voice to Beauty, Grace & Struggle
What is Motherhood? Our seasoned Worship Associates Gregory Cook and Nancy Philip share their perspectives on the topic of motherhood.
The poet Rilke tells us not to seek the answers to our questions, rather to live everything, to live the questions now. In this service we will explore how holy curiosity helps us engage our underlying beliefs and yearnings, and the tangles that long to be unknotted in the search for meaning in our lives … Continue reading Awakening Curiosity: Keep Chasing the Questions
Impermanence is difficult for the mind to grasp and the heart to accept. Come join us as we co-create an earth mandala together. May this nature-based community art form guide us in the spiritual practice of letting go with more grace.
Come and celebrate Earth Day through ritual, song and poetry and feel how the precious and ancient earth renews and transforms us. Fran Korten, Michael Cox and Reverend Margo will be speakers at this service.
Late second temple Judaism poses the question of God’s fairness in the Book of Job, a question that is finally answered in Jesus’ preaching of the coming Kingdom of God; The Bhagavad Gita presents the Hindu system of (hidden) fairness in the caste system and reincarnation. Is the only path to fairness (justice) by way … Continue reading It Isn’t Fair!
We will take a historical look at how the life and death of Jesus changed from celebrating the victory over death to a focus on suffering and sacrifice. This is a message for Atheists, Christians, and spiritual seekers of all kinds. Come and reclaim the Easter season as a time of joy. Reverend Margo Rinehart … Continue reading Easter Sunday: Lessons for Celebrating Paradise
