Watch and Engage

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What can we discover in the liminal space that exists within every moment?

This service explores the “in-between” moments that hold potential for transformation. Through song and reflection, we’ll embrace this threshold space as fertile ground for intention and connection, preparing ourselves to move forward with purpose.

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How does our history and connection to nature inspire us to seek justice today?

Our youth lead this service after a pilgrimage exploring UU heritage and transcendentalist spirituality. Together, we’ll explore how these values—rooted in nature’s wisdom and interconnectedness—call us to live out justice as an expression of reverence for all life.

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Where Do We Come From: Honoring UU Activists

In this service, we honor the legacy of UU activists, whose courage, resilience, and vision continue to shape justice movements today. Their work reminds us that care, both personal and communal, is the foundation of justice. Care fuels justice, strengthening the bonds that sustain our shared work—work that remains just as crucial in the face of political challenges.

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Today, we gather for Ritual Sunday, a partner to our planned animal blessing service in June. Ritual Sundays at First Universalist engage all ages in spiritual practices that connect and inspire. This month, we focus on the ways animals support our mental and emotional health. Instead of bringing pets, we invite you to bring symbols of your animals—collars, photos, toys—as we dedicate ourselves to their care and to the stewardship of all life. In June, we will offer a direct blessing when we will invite you bring your companion animals, but this October, we turn inward, committing our hands and hearts to the care we give.

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Today, we turn to the evolving theology of Unitarian Universalism. Just as trees deepen their roots to grow stronger, so does our faith. This week, we explore how mental health care becomes a spiritual practice—a way to live out our faith through compassion, listening, and presence. In caring for each other’s well-being, we embody the love that strengthens our community and nurtures the Beloved Community we are always striving to build. The election season challenges us to hold tight to these values, offering care to one another in moments of heightened tension, while remaining grounded in the principles that guide our faith.

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What does it mean to be anchored by our Unitarian Universalist heritage in a world of change?

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Today, we’re part of something bigger—the first-ever UU Climate Justice Revival. The Earth needs us, now more than ever. In cities, on streets, in homes, we’re feeling the effects: air pollution, extreme weather, water crises. What’s our response?

We’ll gather to talk about how our everyday choices—whether we organize, create, or simply care—can help turn the tide. No more waiting. No more business as usual.

The question isn’t whether we can make a difference. It’s how much we’re willing to do. Will you show up?

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What happens when fascism creeps into the spaces between us? When disconnection takes hold—relationships fray, truth slips away, and isolation deepens—what then? Gathering more facts won’t close the gap. We need to meet face-to-face, to get in formation, to resist together. Beyoncé’s call to “get in formation” is a matter of survival, a reclamation of our power from the forces pulling us apart. The question isn’t whether we know enough. It’s this: Will the future know us by our fear and frenzy in the face of the fascism of our days? Or shall we get our faith in formation and slay?

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