Past Services

When we think about these two words, we often think about them in absolute terms and as being either positive or negative, depending on context. Is there a way that we can think of selflessness and selfishness and how they might show up in our lives in ways that honor community and our Unitarian Universalist principles and values?

In the Bible, the woman, Rizpah, suffers great loss as a result of political violence. While broken, she remained unbowed in her commitment to human dignity. Her acts ultimately bent the arc of events towards justice and compassion. Where do we find such modern day “Rizpahs”?

The quantum world is in constant motion, just as the arc of time shows us that our lives are constantly evolving. How can we welcome change so we continue flourishing?

It’s understandable to feel anxious and concerned–the challenges facing our world are certainly real. At the same time, our actions must be grounded in positive values in order to be effective and sustainable. How can we deal honestly with the current reality while also creating a new one?

During this service we will honor the transitions and celebrations in the lives of our members through poetry and naming.  Help us mark family births and adoptions, bridging into adulthood, new members, member departures, weddings, and deaths. 

The spirit of Unitarian Universalism is helpfulness and sacrifice. How is helpfulness and sacrifice a reflection of our faith? Let us explore the history of our theological spirit and what our flaming chalice symbolizes for us today.

This candlelight service features the All Souls Choir and Sophia Morreale on pipe organ.

This candlelight service features the All Souls Junior Choir.

Humans are creatures of habit, so it’s easy for us to think about all the things we’ve done before. We’ve brushed our teeth many times before. We’ve come to church many times before. And yet, every new day is the first time this day has existed. So anything we’re doing today is really happening for the first time ever! The service will reflect on how newness can be both a challenge and a comfort.

Join in this family-oriented, candlelight service, as we bring the Christmas story to life through our Christmas pageant. Everyone will have a chance to participate through song, movement, and even enacting a character from the Jesus-birth narrative. We will bless each other by passing the light of our flaming candles as the service closes. With Rev. Anastassia, John Murphy, Sandy Reiberg, Sarah Cannon, Alex Milligan, and you!

Audre Lorde knew darkness as a place of liberation and creative emergence; one that counterposed the violence and oppression in the world. What can we understand about this darkness?