Topic: Lay Led Service

Beltane

Our local CUUPS Chapter will conduct their annual Beltane ritual.

In ancient and modern traditions across the Northern Hemisphere, the first of May (known as Beltane to modern Pagans) has marked an important turning point in the agricultural calendar, the starting point of summer. It is … read more.

Meditation

Dave will take on his journey of discovery through the Buddhist practice of mindfulness. Simple practices to keep the mind focused on the present.



Here are the lyrics to the closing hymn “Equanimity” which Dave presented after his sermon.
Equanimity
Lyrics and song by … read more.

Lifeboat Services: A Beacon for the Community

Our guest speaker this week is Osarch Orak(Oz).

Oz is the Executive Director of Lifeboat Services in Astoria which offers low-barrier shelter, peer support, and advocacy to the region’s most underserved populations.  LiFEBoat Services operates two core programs: the Filling Empty Bellies Shelter, which offers 22 … read more.

“Can We Be Our Brother’s Keeper?”

Member Nancy Cook will approach this month’s theme from a variety of lenses, including her own experiences as a mother, sister, instructor of literature, environmental activist, and engaged citizen of these challenging times. Her sermon will draw upon the Biblical story of Abel and Cain … read more.

“Mystery’s Meetingplace”

“Mystery’s Meetingplace”

 

Reverend Heather Janules

Unitarian Universalists often name the experience of “transcending mystery and wonder” as a foundational element of a spiritual life. This service will reflect on two contemporary stories about the intermingling of the sacred and the secular, inviting us to consider how we … read more.

The Divine Feminine, The Earth Mother

The Divine Feminine, The Earth Mother

In the 19th century, first-wave feminists were publishing ideas of a female deity, and the suppression of women and female spirituality under the patriarchal Church. At the same time, anthropologists began examining the ideas of prehistoric matriarchal Goddess cultures in … read more.

Rooted In Solidarity

This worship service tells eight stories from our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU histories: stories about how ordinary people showed up, in very different ways and in particular contexts, to side with love and show up for justice.


PUUF CUUPS Imbolc Service.

PUUF CUUPS performs their Imbolc ritual. Observed on the night of January 31st into February 1st, 2026, Imbolc (IM-bolk or IM-olk) is the Celtic threshold where winter’s deep stillness feels its first soft stirring of life. It is the quickening in the belly of the … read more.

Certain and Uncertain Promises.

People complain that we live in uncertain times, but what exactly is so bad about that? Is certainty all that it’s cracked up to be? How real is certainty anyway? And are there possibilities hidden in the uncertain?

Seth Tichenor is a teacher, scholar, public lecturer, … read more.