UU Community Church of Washington County's Podcast

Being a UU is much like participating in an orchestra of diverse instruments and sounds. We hold a place for divergent voices and opinions to be together in harmony. Let's explore how those voices and that music are connected to and indeed are led by our Principles and Covenants.

At this painful point in history, our sustaining systems (natural and human) all seem to be unraveling. Many wonder if we will even continue to have a planet that’s habitable to complex life-forms. Vulnerability is scary, but it is full of possibilities and surprises. Amidst the hopelessness, is there a way people can use their compassion to regenerate necessary connections in these faltering systems? 

Join us as we respond to a crisis that calls upon our UU community and our connection to the web of existence. And prepare to meet our forlorn and lonely neighbor, Ms. Bea Gotten, who is so in need of our loving UUCCWC sincere response.

Our world is full of invisible labor. Our lives are often made possible by the work of people we never see or know. Many of the spaces where we connect to build our beloved community are created and sustained by “subtle hands behind the scenes.” This Sunday we’ll meet some of these “Invisibles” and explore ways to fully see and honor them.

Emily Bostian discusses how literature, especially children’s literature relates to our UU Principles and the challenges of life.

With Pride and Juneteenth coming up this month, we celebrate freedom and equality, and explore the many challenging and meaningful pathways to liberation.

What is it that is passed on from one life to another? Why do we remember what we remember? The sermon on this Memorial Day weekend will explore the mystery of memory and the ties of love that bind us together. 

You have so much wisdom to share, and other people don't always get it. We will explore the human psyche, and consider how to approach others so that you might be heard. You might also learn how to help someone else persuade you.

How can we embody equity and compassion in human relations in a fractured and polarized world? How can we be UU missionaries? Should we even try? We’ll consider what it means to practice gritty hospitality.

In our flower ceremony, we give and receive flowers, to feel a connection to each other and to the interdependent web. The pandemic and past conflicts might have lessened this feeling of connection. What do you need, for our walls to come down and for our connection to bloom?