This Sunday let’s ponder the incomprehensible. What is Divinity? What is Divine? We come together in pluralistic community from diverse backgrounds with a multitude of perspectives, some inherited, some self-determined, about just what it means to be spiritual beings having an earthly human experience. Perhaps there is a beautiful comfort to be found in the … Continue reading Defining Divinity
This Sunday Rev. Cory will be back in the pulpit and leading us in a service exploring our December worship theme of Divinity. One of the most enduring stories from the Hebrew Bible is that of Jacob wrestling with God. The OG “dark night of the soul” tale. We’ll unpack this story and talk about the struggle … Continue reading Wrestling a Blessing
Let’s take a look at our own tribalisms, and how they are getting in the way of our getting along with people who feel and act differently than we do. I’ll focus on our congregation and denomination, but there are plenty of individual applications too, and with recent events, the need for considering this is … Continue reading Our Tribalism
How do we repair our hearts when we break? How do we heal? Can we patch ourselves back up exactly as we were and go on, almost as if nothing had happened? Is that possible? Or, can the cracks in our hearts let the light in, as songwriter Leonard Cohen suggests and allow us to … Continue reading A Crack in Everything
It’s that time of year again! Our Stone Soup Service is just around the corner, happening this Sunday, November 17th. This cherished UU Marin tradition is an intergenerational service where everyone is welcome to join the warmth and community spirit.
We will gather to reflect on the happenings of this week, take a few deep breaths, and begin to consider how we might respond to whatever the future may bring
Join us for a special Intergenerational service celebrating Dia de Los Muertos this Sunday, November 3rd at UU Marin. This vibrant and reflective event honors the Mexican tradition of remembering and celebrating the lives of those who have passed on. Our service will feature a communal Ofrenda where you’re invited to bring photos or mementos … Continue reading Dia de Los Muertos
October’s worship theme is Fear. An innate primal human emotion that often helps to keep us safe, fear can also be an inhibitor to our deep need for connectivity, love, and transcendence. On this, the Sunday in the homestretch of a tumultuous and consequential Election Year, let us take stock of what our citizenship means to us, … Continue reading Fear Itself (UU The Vote Sunday Reprise)
October’s worship theme is Fear. An innate primal human emotion that often helps to keep us safe, fear can also be an inhibitor to our deep need for connectivity, love, and transcendence. Pluralism is one of Unitarian Universalism’s most sacred and vital values. It is at the very core of our existence through the centuries and … Continue reading God Fearing
October’s worship theme is Fear. An innate primal human emotion that often helps to keep us safe, fear can also be an inhibitor to our deep need for connectivity, love, and transcendence. On this Sunday, nestled between Yom Kippur & Indigenous People’s Day, let us parse out the complex inner journey toward forgiveness. Forgiveness of ourselves … Continue reading Fear of Forgiveness
