Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church

(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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(Rev. Katie Kandarian)

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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(Rev. Katie Kandarian) College students are learning critical thinking by reading Out of the Flames about Unitarian heretics from the past. Michael Servetus is the “fearless scholar” who was burned at the stake. How did printing and publishing lead to his death?

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(Carol Bodeau) Our second principle of Unitarian Universalism calls us to build a world where all humans experience a just and sustainable life, and our denomination has made a committment to anti-oppression work. One important area of this work is in building cultural sensitivity and eliminating cultural misappropriation. How are we, as individuals and as a community, supporting this work?

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian) Easter comes early this year, with Ash Wednesday this coming week. One of the sources of our faith is the direct experience that can make our lives rich and meaningful. What if we made Lent a time to note those experiences, and share them?

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January 20 (Rev. Katie Kandarian) On this Sunday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we’ll look at sources of King’s inspirations, including our own Unitarian reformer Theodore Parker. Where can we find inspiration to make change in our day?

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(Rev. Katie Kandarian & Carol Bodeau)The first Sunday in January welcomes our annual Burning Off ceremony, where we attempt through ritual to rid ourselves of the old negative influences and start the new year afresh. It’s not always easy, but here is a good place to start. Immediately following the 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 & Carol Bodeau) The founder of American Unitarianism, William Ellery Channing, believed that it was our responsibility to inspire a lifelong love of truth and learning upon the young. How do we follow his important model?

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Carol Bodeau The winter solstice is the darkest time of the year, greeted around the world with many holidays of light. How can we both deepen into the darkness and welcome the returning light?

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