Gathering for Sunday services in person and online, 10:15 am.
After almost 22 years as UUCPA’s Parish Minister, Amy gives her last sermon today, about something our society desperately needs nowadays. This something is a proven cure for isolation, apathy, anti-intellectualism, and the undermining of our democracy. What it provides is missing from most of … read more.
When the minister of the Unitarian Church in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Rev. Norbert Čapek, introduced the Flower Celebration in 1923, he asked the people of the congregation to bring flowers, and after they gathered them into one beautiful display and blessed them, each took away … read more.
Everyone has one: yes, really. What’s the uncommon gift that has been granted to you? What will you do with it? Remember, “with great power comes great responsibility.”
If you’re not sure of what your superpower is, this service will help you discover it. And if … read more.
They’re unexpected, they’re awkward, they’re a spark of connection in an ordinary situation, they’re something that can make your day, they’re all of the above. They can be the smallest of small talk, or they can be the deepest interaction we’ll have all week. What … read more.
Or should that be happy rebEARTH Day? We celebrate Earth Day and Easter this week. Just as the joyful resurrection of Easter morning follows the gloom and despair of Good Friday, a new generation of environmentalists are wisely inspiring us to rejoice in the abundance … read more.
Our relationships can thrive if we are guided by four phrases: Please forgive me. I forgive you. Thank you. I love you. This quartet has roots in Hawai’ian culture. Dr. Ira Byock, who worked in palliative care for many years, observed that they were what … read more.
This concludes our series of services exploring the benediction we say together each week. What does it mean to seek to honor all beings? What might a spiritual practice of honoring others look like, and what effect could it have on our daily lives? … read more.
We all agree: in our love as in other things, what we do is as important as what we say. Actions may often be misunderstood, however, as anyone knows whose “love language” differs from a partner’s or friend’s. How can we ourselves ensure that our … read more.
Worship leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Follow along in the order of service bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20250209.
If you prefer to attend online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s … read more.
In our annual, intergenerational Chalice Sunday service, we learn about the origin of our flaming chalice, and some of the traditions that are celebrated on this day, such as Candlemas, St. Brigid’s Day, and Imbolc. On this Chalice Sunday, we’ll be asking ourselves: what is … read more.