At this time of year daylight wanes and the dark night lengthens. Too often darkness is used as a shorthand for all manner of negative qualities. What if we look at how darkness can be at once quiet and restful, and also fertile and fecund? Join us this Sunday as we pause to reflect on … Continue reading Birthing Darkness, Birthing Justice, Birthing Love: Mystery opens our hearts & renews our spirits

This Sunday we continue our exploration of Generosity with a re-interpretation of Shel Silverstein’s book, The Giving Tree. Join us as we look at greed, exploitation, boundaries, and true generosity. Question to Ponder: “What are some ways you can be generous to others in your life right now?” Monthly Theme for November: Generosity

In my experience and understanding Islam emphasizes the importance of gratitude, generosity, and justice. A gratitude for the gifts of nature, through God, that compel us to share our resources with generosity. A gratitude that calls us to bring into being a society that is just, equitable, and compassionate. Join us this Sunday as we … Continue reading When Gratitude is a Fountain of Generosity, Justice, & Hope

Music Sunday featuring AUUC’s choir and special guests, the Seasons of Love Ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington A generous love dissolves the boundaries between giver and receiver. A generous love connects us together in a mutual relationship of connection that benefits all involved. This is true in this life and continues to … Continue reading For the Love Lives On

We share our homes and this planet with many other beings – our beloved pets and the animals of the wild! This Sunday we’ll explore how this biodiversity lives within us and how we’re called to celebrate diversity of all kinds. Join us! SPECIAL NOTE: This service will feature Rev Lev’s Drag Time StoryTime, an … Continue reading All God’s Critters Have a Place Within Us

Each of us has received gifts and challenges from our familial and ancestral heritage. Our American heritage is also full of both inequalities and injustices along with gifts and blessings. Join us this Sunday as we explore our heritage – where we’re called to heal from that heritage and where that heritage offers us healing … Continue reading Healing Heritage

Our Unitarian Universalist tradition can be very difficult to explain to others. Join us this Sunday as we look to the enduring features of our living tradition that point to the central features of Unitarian Universalism. Question to Ponder: “How would you describe Unitarian Universalism in the fewest words possible?” Monthly Theme for October: Heritage

In 1980, Carolyn McDade and Lucile Schuck Longview, were asked to create a worship service for the Women and Religion Continental Convocation of Unitarian Universalists. In that service, the first iteration of our Water Communion was born. Our traditions and our values are ever-evolving – Join us this Sunday for our Ingathering & Water Communion, … Continue reading Love is our Mission, Our Mission is Love