Our annual All Souls memorial service and ritual will acknowledge and honor our ancestors who have passed away – ancestors of our family, spiritual ancestors, and ancestors of the heart. We are here now because of our ancestors, and they live on in us. Please bring names, mementos, or photographs for our altar of anyone who has passed away whom you wish to honor – human or animal. Older children are encouraged to stay for the service.
“Covenant” is an ancient term for a sacred agreement, and it has always been at the heart of our understanding of our community as Unitarian Universalists, where we covenant with one another to walk together in peace. But covenant goes beyond the walls of our sanctuary – what would it mean to covenant with those who face oppression, to covenant with all beings, with the earth, with the children of the future? And is covenant merely an idea, or is it a spiritual practice? We will explore these questions through story, poetry, and song.
On this Sunday as we return to two services and begin a new year at QUUF, we formally welcome the Rev. Florence Caplow as the second minister on our ministerial staff. She and Rev. Bode explore ideas of “shared ministry,” both specifically in their work together as a new ministry team, and, more broadly, how each of us can practice “shared ministry” in how we care for others and the world.
QUUF Member Victoria Pohling also speaks about her plans to attend seminary to become a UU minister.
Our annual multi-generational Water Service honors the sacredness of water in all its forms, and also honors our coming-together as a QUUF community. For this tradition, you are invited to collect a small amount of water from a place that is sacred to you, near or far – a mountain creek, the bay or lagoon, … Continue reading Sacred Waters
The 5th century pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus wrote that everything changes and that life flows like a river: even when we return to the same riverbank, the water is not the same. This will be Rev. Florence Caplow’s first sermon after a year’s absence from QUUF. This is Rev. Florence Caplow’s first sermon after a year’s … Continue reading You Can’t Step In the Same River Twice – Or Can You?
