Speaker: Rev. Paul Sprecher

Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher on Sunday, February 18, “Gaia: Our Unitarian Universalist Interconnected Web”

The Gaia theory posits that the Earth is a self-regulating complex system involving the biosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrospheres, and the pedosphere.  The name comes from Gaia, the Greek goddess of the earth – that is, Mother Earth.  And our mother is under relentless attack.  We can’t fix that all by ourselves — but still, we can each … Continue reading Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher on Sunday, February 18, “Gaia: Our Unitarian Universalist Interconnected Web”

“Flower Communion – Back Home/Father’s Day” – Rev. Paul

At Last! We will gather in person to share our flowers as we mark the end ofthe regular church year in the same way we’ve gathered in years past —except for last year. And as always, we’ll remember and express ourgratitude (and other complicated feelings!) for our fathers. We’ll also takeadvantage of the renewed freedom … Continue reading “Flower Communion – Back Home/Father’s Day” – Rev. Paul

Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Healing the Wounds of Our History”

We live in a time of deep political polarization that also affects our most intimate relationships and requires us to come to terms with our national and personal histories. How do we reckon with our history and our own particular places in the world on this four-hundred-first anniversary in the New World and the 400th … Continue reading Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Healing the Wounds of Our History”

Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Not Hearing”

All too often, our relationships falter because we’re not really “hearing” one another (in some deep sense). Deep listening is a technique or, better, a way of life that helps us hear by learning to listen fully with our hearts, listen without judging or jumping to conclusions or marshalling counter-arguments. We could really use more … Continue reading Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Not Hearing”

Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Liminal Times”

Join our service HERE  A number of religious traditions teach that there are times and experiences when the barrier between past and future, between heaven and earth, and between the living and the dead become “thin.” These are times of change and opportunity — and we are living through such a time now.

Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Crossing Thresholds”

Join our service HERE  Follow this link to contribute to today’s offertory. We are living in a weird sort of time, between past ways of leading our lives that may never return and a future that opens new possibilities. Like other threshold moments in our lives — coming of age, entering into long-term partnerships, parenthood … Continue reading Worship with Rev. Paul Sprecher: “Crossing Thresholds”