On June 26th, the General Assembly (GA) of Unitarian Universalists gathered in Portalnd, OR, and online for the always powerful and influential Sunday morning service. Because of the time difference, we were not able to participate in this vibrant morning. This Sunday, join Lauren Shallish, Worship Associate, in receiving curated excerpts from the GA service in our own sanctuary (or remotely from your home). There is no better way to hear, feel, or experience Unitarian Universalism than through the GA worship service!

Service Description from the UUA:

The last few years have not been easy, including in our local congregations. Whole swaths of members have simply stopped coming; COVID is confusing, and polarizing; many ministers have joined the great resignation; and Pew studies and friends alike have pronounced the end of the local church.

In this moment, when so many of us might be wondering if we should just give up, and relent, now’s the time instead to double down on our commitment to the local church – this unique community that saves us and also breaks our hearts – often much more of the latter than we’d like to admit. In the midst of our culture of death, the church is a place of life. Or it is, as long as we are willing to bring our own lives to it.

Join us for a morning of celebration, witness, and future-visioning for the already and not yet power of the local Unitarian Universalist church.

Leading us in worship will be Rev. Gretchen Haley, Rev. Shari Halliday-Quan, Rev. Sean Neil-Barron, Lea Morris, Adam Podd, Joseph and Aimee Santos-Lyons, and Allison King with the GA Choir.