Alexa Fraser, Ministrial Intern. An inter-generational service in pajamas with coco, coffee and tea to develop your own answer to the question "What is Unitarian Universalism anyway?"

This Sunday, Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd will preach from the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe, who is said to have appeared in a shower of roses. How does beauty fuel the building of a better world? Could it be that appreciation of beauty is the very thing that makes us human?

This month, we kick off our holiday theme of “Beauty,” by looking at the grace and beauty that are inherent in a truly multicultural reality.  Our guest speakers are authors and organizers in the UU People of Color Story Project who can testify to the moments of grace we touch when we are truly interconnected.  Special guest musician Joshua Long will also bring his voice to our congregational singing.

Family people are unlike any people we know. We’ve known them forever, or maybe more challenging they’ve know us forever. We are close and have drifted, or are getting closer or just love them up. And they can be challenging, in times like these they can be really challenging. Come come and explore how clans relate and prep for upcoming holidays using gratitude as one of your tools. You will once again all be together again before you know it.

People of free faith have long made agreements about how to be together as their best selves, in promises called covenants. We explore the structure of this rich Unitarian tradition and the relationship to the many freedoms we affirm. This will launch a process of exploring a statement of covenant at River Road, led by the Covenant Task Force, at the request of the Board of Trustees.

In this lay-led service, Andrea Abrams & David Ward will tell their personal stories of the barriers they experienced to being in positive relationships with others. They will share the ways in which they overcame those barriers and built bridges of understanding.

Rev. Jason Shelton, Clif Hardin and the River Road Choir

Jason Shelton is one of the most prominent musicians and composers in the Unitarian Universalist tradition. In this service for all ages, he'll work with us to reflect on the history and commitments represented in the music of liberal religion, all while inviting us to sing a new song for a new day. Music makes us brave, and our voices raised together elevate us to new courage.

Rev Nancy McDonald Ladd & guest, Lual Mayen

In this month of reflection on "letting go" we've looked at some of the things to be gained by this spiritual commitment to change. But what about the times when letting go isn't a choice? What about the things we treasure that are taken or that slip from our hands when we wish so much we could hold them tightly? And what awaits on the other side of all that we have lost?

Our Coming of Age youth share their belief statements.  How do beliefs change over time?  What do you have to let go of to be able to fully express your current beliefs?