“I’m Gonna Wear Red Today – The Spirituality and Aesthetics of Clothing” – The clothing we choose to wear is more than just a way to cover our bodies, it is a statement to the world of who we are.  This will not be a service on being “fashionable,” but on developing one’s own unique … Continue reading I’m Gonna Wear Red Today

Many spiritual paths contain stories of gods who die and are born again, especially in earlier religions whose main form of worship centered on the cycles and seasons of the Earth.  We will look at some of these traditions and explore what meaning this orientation to spirituality might have for our own lives. Apologies, but … Continue reading Gone, Gonna Rise Again

There is so much more to loving one’s country than waving a flag and saying “My country right or wrong.”   We will share and reflect on some of the protest and freedom affirming songs that have changed our own and other people’s lives for the better.

 Peter Seeger was a singer, songwriter and activist. He was also a lifelong Unitarian Universalist. Through his music he became an advocate for the disadvantaged, the poor, the oppressed, and the exploited. He was also acivil rights and environmental activist. We will explore the far reaching influence of this remarkable man.  

 Imbolc symbolizes the beginning of spring and the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.  Even though there may still be snow on the ground, even if it’s freezing cold outside, we are beginning to feel the very earliest hints of spring rising in our spirits.  At harvest time, we give thanks … Continue reading Now Old Winter Starts to Fall

In Northern  places, November is a time when the world seems to be holding its breath. Gray skies and bare trees mark this interval between high Autumn and Winter. Some find November dismal, but there is a beauty to it than can be appreciated by those with open eyes and open hearts.  It’s no coincidence … Continue reading On This Gray November Morn

Join us in person at 3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet We will reaffirm our sacred connections with Mother Earth, and celebrate the traditional Celtic Festival of Lughnasadh, Lammas, or First Harvest.  Bring a summer gift from the Earth (grain, fruit, vegetables, bread, flowers, etc.) to church for our Lammas ritual. For assistance with joining the … Continue reading You Are a Child of the Earth – First Harvest

At Solstice we celebrate the beauty of Winter, but come January 1st the lights go out, the tinsel is in the garbage and the parties are over.  Not so very long ago, Winter was seen as a season with its own unique pleasures and delights just like any other.  This service will explore the possibility … Continue reading The Last of the Old-Fashioned Winter Lovers

How do we know when something is no longer right for us?  Let’s explore together. (Apologies, but this service was not recorded.) For assistance with joining the online service, click here.

During what has come to be known as “The Burning Time” in Europe and America, which included the Inquisition, it’s estimated that as many as 9 million innocent women, men and children were persecuted under the varying official definitions of “witchcraft.”  Of course, this type of persecution is as antithetical to Unitarian Universalist beliefs as … Continue reading Every Day We Will Remember – Reflections on The Burning Time –