Watch and Engage

This month, we honor the bonds of mutual support that make our congregation thrive. Through shared symbols and sacred presence, we recommit to the practices of care that sustain our community.

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Presence & Care: Healing from Trauma

How do we heal from the wounds we carry? Hold space for personal and collective healing, addressing the complexities of trauma within our lives and community.

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What does radical grace look like in action? Embrace the transformative power of grace and hospitality, creating a community of radical inclusion and care.

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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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