Speaker: Rev. Alison Miller

Presence and Parenthood

Happy Mother’s Day!  In a congregation, we are a village for our children and also for the children in the world around us. Parents, grandparents, and all of us face many competing demands on our time.  How do we stay centered on what matters and … read more.

Embracing Change

Change is our constant companion. Let us surrender and open to the possibilities that lie before us. Let us move with intention and action ushering in a new day.

Earthbound

Although we invest in space travel, we are bound to Mother Earth. How fares the spirit of our relationship to the home, which gives us birth?

Self-Compassion

Many are feeling at least tired and a little frayed at the edges, if not overwhelmed and traumatized by the big and small griefs and challenges of the pandemic and emerging from it. Today, I invite you to live into the second part of the … read more.

Religious Freedom

Come learn about the Edict of Torda, the Act of Religious Freedom and Conscience on its 455th Anniversary.

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You’re invited to join today’s (3/19/2023) Board Forum and Café Conversation in our Buchan Reception Hall at 12:15pm, or on-line at:
https://www.tinyurl.com/Board-Mar19

Uprooting Suffering

Our 2nd UU principle includes affirming and promoting compassion in human relations. Let us glimpse some of the wisdom that the path of Buddhism and Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Compassion, have to offer on the week of her birthday.

Letting Go

We are at the beginning of the Lenten Season – an invitation to open our minds, hearts, and spirits to the possibility of transformation. The three pillar practices of prayer, fasting, and charity are the vehicles that move us along the journey of change. Fasting … read more.

To Love is To Act

The parable of the perfect heart[1] is a reminder that what really matters is the love we give away, the love we show for ourselves and others, and our love in action. As bell hooks the well-known black Buddhist-Christian scholar of theology, race, … read more.

The Courage to Be Yourself

As a minister, I have had the privilege of leading many memorial services for people of every age – the very young through the very old. In the end, one thing that clearly matters in a life well lived is the answer to the question: … read more.