We’ll hold a Taizé-style meditative service, an evening of simple singing, readings, silence, and candlelight, inspired by the contemplative tradition of the Taizé community. This service isn’t about learning something new or solving anything. It’s about resting the nervous system, sharing quiet, and remembering that we don’t carry life, or resistance, alone.
We are looking forward to our meeting on Thursday, March 26th at 11:00 am in the parish hall where Chris Espinosa will be our featured speaker. He is running for the seat currently occupied by Julia Brownley. “Everything I have done my entire career has been oriented toward helping my community,” said Espinosa. The Primary […]
Alice Fulmer-Zelinka and Ellen Deeb Drawing from personal experience, pop culture anecdotes, and the recent embrace of neurodiversity from across the UUA and progressive communities of faith, guest speaker Fulmer-Zelinka will illuminate on how ADHD functions in the life of someone seeking a free faith. This service will celebrate the joys and strengths of hyperactivity […]
Carolyn Bjerke, Minister and Ken Stock, worship associate Easter is a story that has been told for generations because it speaks to something deeply human: the stubborn hope that life can rise again even after loss. In this service we will reflect on the ways love, courage, and community help us face difficult times without […]
Carolyn Bjerke, minister and Ruth Ricards, worship associate Judgment is quick. It tells us we already know. But what if we don’t? So much of our suffering, within ourselves and between us, comes from the stories we assume are true. The moment we decide we understand, we often stop listening. We close the door. This […]
We’ll continue our First Wednesday meditation with Vibay Weisbecker, creating space for reflection and grounding in the middle of the week. This will be in person and online
Carolyn Bjerke, minister and Alice Henderson, worship associate Mother’s Day holds many truths at once. For some, it is a day of gratitude and love. For others, it carries grief, distance, or complexity. And beyond the personal, it points us toward a larger story, about care, responsibility, and the unseen labor that sustains our lives. […]
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 3:30 to 5:00 P.M., Zoom Spirit Talk’s has selected two books for our monthly discussion group. The first is The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills. The second is a delightful short story, The Bat-Poet, by Randall Jarrell (Author), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), […]
Before screens and earbuds, people often gathered in living rooms and around tables to share music, not as an audience, but as participants. In many ways, we’ve lost something in the shift from making art together to mostly consuming it. A Song Circle is communal singing in its simplest form: we sit in a circle […]