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December 11, 2025

A love so big

"It is our faith that each child born is one more redeemer. We celebrate the divine spark within each of us, at every age… A redeemer was born on that night long ago, and has been again every day and night since, whenever anyone brings their gifts to share and opens their heart to this world."

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December 5, 2025

The Weekly Liberal, December 4, 2025

This is a sanctuary for what is real, and what is yet possible. | Saying Farewell to Dr. Glen Thomas | December Worship Events | Smorgasboard | Meet our newest members!

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A message from Rev. Jen Crow, Senior Minister
December 4, 2025

This is a sanctuary for what’s real, and what is yet possible.

Individually, many of us are struggling. Struggling to make ends meet, struggling to keep our heads up, struggling to live not only in despair, but with joy and presence and connection.  It is in this moment that we arrive in December to our worship theme of Honest Hope, Lament, and Sanctuary: We move through darkness with honest hope—not by turning away from grief, but by holding it together. This is a sanctuary for what’s real, and what is yet possible.

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