For us as Unitarian Universalists, “each night a child is born is a holy night.” So how is this night of Christmas Eve different from all other nights? Join us as we celebrate the birth of love into the world and explore together how we’re called to make every night a silent and holy night … Continue reading The Labor and Love of Christmas

Join us as we reflect on the more secular aspects of Christmas that capture the hearts of young and old alike! The AUUC choir will be offering special holiday music and we’ll all join in singing Christmas carols about Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and more! Join us for this joyful … Continue reading Christmas Is Santa (Rudolph and Frosty, Too!)

Both darkness and light have gifts to offer. Both can be sources of comfort, sanctuaries of healing. Join us as we find rest in candlelight and soar with the flight of birds in the deep night of our hearts. “Having a covenant with the mystery” (Isabel Goodenough in The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life … Continue reading in the deep of the night a thousand birds take flight

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