Topic: Curiosity

How Curiosity Leads to Right Relations

Curiosity drives the acquisition of all knowledge. Knowledge about our fellow congregants, their needs and sensitivities, etc. enables right relations. Curiosity about unexpected negative reactions to interactions with fellow congregants is the starting point for reconciliation. May Theme: Curiosity There is a type of curiosity that is about enjoyment and adventure. It invites us to … Continue reading How Curiosity Leads to Right Relations

Coming of Age Service

As a rite of passage, our Coming of Age service represents our youth’s transition from childhood to adulthood.  After a year of personal and spiritual exploration, discernment and growth, our ninth, tenth and eleventh graders share their religious understandings and commitments with the congregation. Come to this moving service to hear and celebrate our youth. … Continue reading Coming of Age Service

Saying Goodbye Gracefully

How do we wrest meaning from the hard moments of saying goodbye? In this service, Hannah will consider the ways we each avoid but must confront what it means when one chapter ends and another begins. As her final sermon from the pulpit of UUCWC, Hannah will reflect on the moments of learning and growth … Continue reading Saying Goodbye Gracefully

Who We Are

200 years ago this weekend William Ellery Channing preached his famous “Baltimore Sermon” in which he addressed the epithet of being a Unitarian. To kick off May’s theme on Curiosity, this Sunday we explore Channing’s radical work and wonder together on who we are now. May Theme: Curiosity There is a type of curiosity that … Continue reading Who We Are