Site Updates

July 12, 2026

Here’s what new on our website since last Sunday:

Home Page

Worship next Sunday, July 19, is featured at the upper right of the home page. Lay leader Ben Schulz’ sermon will be “It Holds Whatever It Is Given.” Under capitalism, all things, and even people, are only one step away from becoming trash. Where can we find the spirit of life, when the face of the world seems to be covered in what is broken and useless? The sad fact is that anything can be made into garbage. But there is hope: If anything can be made into garbage, anything can be made good again. Therein lies a hopeful work that each one of us can take up.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – Care Team Meeting
- Noon – LGBTQ Collective
- 4 to 6:15 p.m. – Loaves and Fishes – please sign up here

A video of Rev. Monica’s sermon this morning, “Imaginable: Dreaming the Future We Want,” appears in the middle of the home page. The video also is directly available on Youtube and is linked on the Sermon/Worship archive page.

Loaves & Fishes Location Map

Effective July 6, 2026, the location of Loaves and Fishes is the Voluntary Action Center Opportunity Campus, 1300 Bowling St. This page has been updated with a new map to show the new location.

Caring Ministries

The Care Team prepared meals to be frozen for future meal trains on Saturday, July 11. A slide show showing the volunteers and food preparation has been added to this page.

Current Newsletter

In case you missed earlier announcements, the July issue of our monthly electronic newsletter, The Searchlight, is available on this page. The July issue also is linked on the Monthly Newsletter page along with past issues.

Weekly News Update

The most important news is posted on this page every Wednesday. You can easily get to this page by clicking the “Weekly News Update” button in the “Stay Informed” section at the bottom right of the home page.

July 5, 2026

Home Page

Worship next Sunday, July 12, is featured at the upper right of the home page. Rev. Monica’s sermon will be “Imaginable: Dreaming the Future We Want.” With a sense of “urgent optimism,” what can we dream up for our future as a congregation, community, faith movement, country, even world? What future seems impossible today, but might one day become our shared reality?

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- 11:45 a.m. – Philosophy Club
- Noon – Sanctuary & Immigrant Justice Team
- Noon – 20s-30s Group

Current Newsletter

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

June 28, 2026

Home Page

Worship next Sunday, July 5, is featured at the upper right of the home page. It will be “Whole Church R.E.,” led by Rev. Monica. In a “Freaky Friday” kind of twist, the kids will lead most of the first part of this service. Then, after Joys and Sorrows, we’ll all adjourn to fun R.E. classes downstairs! Come see what it’s like to be a lucky kid in our R.E. program! We’ll also have an ice cream social as part of our First Sunday Potluck after the service.

Don’t forget to bring a dish for our potluck after worship!

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – First Sunday Potluck
- 1:30 p.m. – Social Action Team

Worship Services

View plans for worship services in July on this page.

RE Schedule

R.E. class schedules for July are posted here.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming events and activities for the next month are described on this page in chronological order.

Church News Blog

The following articles are new this week:

- Siding replacement set to begin Aug. 5
- Church leaders’ July messages

Board and Officers

This page has been updated to reflect the composition of the 2026-27 Board of Trustees, effective July 1.

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

June 21, 2026

Home Page

Worship next Sunday, June 28, is featured at the upper right of the home page. It will be a “Book Communion” service. Bring a book, receive a book! We’ll celebrate this special book communion service where we’ll bless each other with some of our favorite books and honor the sacredness and importance of stories. Rev. Monica will be preaching remotely, with other staff and worship associates leading in person.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- 11:45 a.m. – Philosophy Club
- Noon –Milestones Circle
- Noon – Finding Our Way Forward Team
- 12:15 p.m. – Disability Justice & Inclusion Team

A video from this morning’s worship service including Rev. Monica’s sermon “The Theology of Covenant: What Does It Mean for the Human/Animal Relationship?” appears in the middle of the home page. The video also is directly accessible on Youtube and is linked on the SermonWorship Archive page.

Board Information

The agenda and related documents for this past Thursday’s meeting of our Board of Trustees were posted on this password-protected page.

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

June 14, 2026

Home Page

Worship next Sunday, June 21, is featured at the upper right of the home page. Sabbatical Minister Monica Clark-Robinson’s sermon will be “The Theology of Covenant: What Does It Mean for the Human/Animal Relationship?” What does it mean to honor the interdependent web of existence when that web includes the animals with whom we share the Earth? What is our covenantal relationship with the more-than-human world. How might Unitarian Universalists live more fully into values of care, justice and mutuality for all beings?

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- Noon – Care Team Meeting
- Noon – LGBTQ Collective
- 4 to 6:15 p.m. – Loaves & Fishes – Please volunteer here

A video including Rev. Monica’s homily “A Kinder Tomorrow” at this morning’s worship service appears in the middle of the home page. The video also is directly accessible on Youtube and is linked on the SermonWorship Archive page.

Current Newsletter

If you missed earlier announcements, you can find the June issue of our monthly electronic newsletter, The Searchlight, here. The June issue also is linked on the Monthly Newsletter page along with past issues.

Milestones Circle Materials

Program information for the June 28 Milestones Circle meeting has been posted on this page.

Weekly News Update

Joys and Sorrows

We share the joys, sorrows and prayers of our community on this page.

June 7, 2026

Home Page

Worship next Sunday, June 14, is featured at the upper right of the home page. The annual Pride Service will be led by our LGTBQ Collective and Rev. Monica. Come, come, whoever you are to this all-ages service where we will celebrate each other in our individual uniqueness. We will have a “Glitter Blessing” as part of the service.

Immediately below the worship service information on the home page is this summary schedule of activities next Sunday (details here):

- 9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation
- 10:30 a.m. – Worship Service
- 10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education – No classes – All-Ages Worship
- After Worship – Coffee Hour
- 11:45 a.m. – Philosophy Club
- Noon – 20s-30s Group
- Noon – Sanctuary & Immigrant Justice Team
- Noon – UUJME

An update of the “Featured News” at the bottom right of the home page features a summer book study of Tiny Gardens Everywhere by Kate Brown and points to a news blog post about the study.

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