Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church

(Rev. Katie Kandarian, Kate & Geir Jordahl) As a gift for Mother’s Day, we’ll experience a photo and musical journey through member Geir Jordahl’s beautiful new book of photography, Searching for True North. A spiritual experience.

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian) The Celtic festival of Beltane is celebrated sometime around May Day. How are the symbols of flora and pastures relevant to us today? How might we live what Emerson called “the potent blood” of modest May? Immediately following each service, the minister will hold a brief informational session in the Library for those with questions about Unitarian Universalism or interested in membership.

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian) When even Starbucks has a drive-thru window, how can we attempt to live a life that moves at a bit of a slower pace? How can our food choices become an integral part of our choice to slow down and experience peace and contentment?

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Members of Starr King Earth Ministry will introduce the Green Sanctuary program and reflect on what this means to our lives and to the Earth, our “Blue Boat Home.”

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian & Carol Bodeau) There’s a slogan that calls us Church of the Boiling Globe. How do we deal with the reality of global warming without letting it paralyze us á la Chicken Little? And what do we do with those critics who say that we’re all Chicken Littles? How do we ground our response in our own deep, respectful theology?

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian) Today, let us attempt to answer the questions “How can I make a difference in the world?” and “How can one smallish congregation make a difference?” As we dedicate our resources and ourselves, we find we live a life not only can sustaining, but possibly even enriching to our planet and each other.

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian) I’m spiritual—not religious, say many. What exactly are they getting at? Is one good, the other bad, one free, the other burdened? What are you? Today’s special collection will go to the work of the California UU Legislative Ministry.

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian & Carol Bodeau) **INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE** This Easter Sunday we’ll share our annual Flower Communion and ask the question, Are we ready for the unexpected? Please bring a flower to share, and if you’re younger, be ready to find Easter eggs.

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(Carol Bodeau) On the last Sunday in the season of Lent that precedes Easter, we will explore the meaning of Palm Sunday in a creative worship format. UUs are increasingly exploring contemporary worship forms that include movement, lots of special music and dynamic ritual. How can these new ideas enliven our ritual practice and our shared worship?

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Steven Sondheim wrote the play Into the Woods to remind us that happily ever after isn’t always. How might we rewrite our dreams to create happy endings?

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