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Join members of the congregation's Transgender Action Group on an introspective journey into the hearts and minds, the pleasures and pitfalls, ecstasies and anxieties of what it is like to be transgender, in public and in private.

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True, deep gratitude doesn't edit. It’s about finding the joy in the beautiful messy table of your life, without cleaning it up to make it presentable. Please join us for this warm Thanksgiving service about gratitude, and grace

The story of John Murray is a story of sadness, grief, and unexpected silver linings. This service explores the good that sometimes comes from the bad, and a story from our own Universalist history.

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Some Pagans and witches consider the end of October as the end and beginning of the liturgical year. Called Samhain, Hallowtide, or All Hallows, it’s a time to take one last look at the year: all that’s grown, all that’s come to fruit, and all that’s passed on. Everything in our world eventually comes to an end, and this can allow new things the room to come into being. Through this season, we can find the insight to see this interaction in our daily lives.

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What is the relationship between Unitarian Universalism and Buddhism? join us for a look at how Buddhist thought and UUism fit together, and on the way we'll talk about yoga mats, Dollar stores, and a little bit more!

There are things we hold onto long after they have dried up and faded away, like the ghosts in a ghost story. Let's talk today about the relationships we have with the things we want to leave behind, the new things we have learned, and how to cut the ropes that tie us to dead ideas we want to leave behind

Hearing the call of the sacred isn’t about stained glass windows or Sunday clothing, though it may include both. What calls and supports you, over and over again? How do you know when you are in the presence of the Holy?

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We must tell and LISTEN to stories of individual experiences in order to draw the circle of love wide. Join Rev. Kimberley Debus for this sermon about love and inclusion.

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Join us for this fascinating service. Rebecca Gibson is an independent scholar, whose published works include “Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact” (Palgrave Macmillan 2019), “The Corseted Skeleton: A Bioarchaeology of Binding” (Palgrave Macmillan 2020), and "Gender, Supernatural Beings, and the Liminality of Death: Monstrous Males/Fatal Females" (Lexington Books 2021).  She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from American University, and when not writing or teaching can be found reading mystery novels amidst a pile of stuffed animals.

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Mental illness has been called the “non-casserole disease”. When your child is seriously physically ill, it is common for neighbors and friends to bring casseroles, and offer to help. But if we learn that someone’s son is diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, or that their daughter has attempted suicide, we stay away. As Unitarians, we understand the inherent worth and dignity of all people, and our interdependence on one another. Erik Erikson, the German-American psychologist, said “Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all.” This service is about how we can support families in the midst of a mental health crisis.

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