Coming home is a journey we take in every season, in every moment. What does it mean to come home to ourselves in this season, and home to a community of both joy and aspiration? Come join us for Homecoming Sunday.

In times of stress, it can feel like we have limited options. How do we awaken a sense of possibility? How do we remain open to not just what has happened, but what could be? In these times when it is so important we come together as a community, let us see how we might … Continue reading Embracing Possibility

Join us for our first hybrid service: on the patio of 1105 Elm Street and simultaneously cast on Zoom and Facebook. Join us virtually and join us in person. Masks will be required in person. Weather permitting, this will be a new beginning for our community as we continue to navigate with grace living into … Continue reading A New Beginning

Let us celebrate fathers who have shaped us, challenged us, and made us who we are. Let us honor the fathers who are no longer with us, but are very much alive in spirit. And let us celebrate the potential of all fathers on this day: Father’s Day.  

In 1919, the Chicago White Sox were the best team in baseball of that era…and they were woefully underpaid. Gamblers approached key players on the team to “throw” the 1919 World Series (lose intentionally for monetary gain). What lessons can we glean from this time in the world we face, where most of the most … Continue reading The 1919 World Series: Lessons in Life and Baseball

Inspired by Norbert Čapek, it is time for our annual Flower Communion Service. No need to pick a flower this year: let us simply appreciate what is blooming in our lives and in our hearts. Let us celebrate all that has kept us connected together, and all that has helped us discover our unique offering to the … Continue reading Flower Communion 2021

After 15 months of quarantine, the U.S. in accordance with the CDC is opening up and relaxing guidelines for those who are vaccinated and not immunocompromised. Our church is making the transition as well to a hybrid ministry: maintaining our virtual presence while allowing in-person gatherings. In the aftermath of a global trauma, how can we best … Continue reading Re-Opening

Mothers come to us in many ways. Our birth mothers who gave us life, those who mother us into becoming more real and humane, the Mother Earth whom we belong to. As the world begins to open up with the vaccine, and hugs are becoming increasingly possible, it is right to express what is most … Continue reading Gratitude for Mother

Each of us is a story. Sometimes the story of our life can hinder us and can close us off from what is life giving and present in this moment. But sometimes, with proper attention, our story can open us up to a world that is far more immediate, real, and beyond our habitual, limited … Continue reading The Story of Us

Grief can come with any transition, and is most acute with the loss of a loved one or a loved way of being in the world. How do we tenderly enter grief with our whole heart, and let it transform us into who we’re becoming?