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A Voice of Local Experience

Carlotta Paige, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition, will share her experiences and insights as a Black woman in Westmoreland County, and teach us about the story and purpose of the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition.

Confronting White Supremacy

Today’s central message features a 2021 conversation between Senior Minister Rev. Schuyler Vogel and Ember Kelley, Director of Religious Education at Fourth Universalist Society in New York City about how the proposed 8th Principle is a way to confront white supremacy. ESUUC has committed to study the 8th Principle this year and vote to adopt … Continue reading Confronting White Supremacy

UUA Seeds for the New Year

What beauty are you calling into 2024? Join the President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt, and members of the UUA staff and become inspired as we plant seeds of beauty for the New Year.

Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

Philosophers have been trying to understand what makes a meaningful life for over two thousand years. Dr. Pamerleau will present the most important questions and issues regarding this topic, emphasizing contemporary views. This discussion is designed to help everyone frame their own questions and pursue their own answers to this timeless and most human of … Continue reading Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

The Love of Animals

In a world of pain from humans, many of us receive liberating love from pets and other animals. Dr. Dave will reflect on our relationships with non-human animals.

Fire Communion / Burning Bowl

In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding, “The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping us to put in perspective the joys and sorrows, the changes and transitions, the ups and downs of the year. It’s a half-way point in our church year, but a celebration of the outside calendar’s … Continue reading Fire Communion / Burning Bowl

Widening the Circle: Let it Be a Dance We Do

The Fifth Sunday Fellowship is an experimental worship collaborative made up of five women, and three congregations. Coming to the end of 2023, we will reflect on our relationships, from the personal to the global. Please join us as we reflect on, and celebrate this year.

The Carols of Christmas

Join Brenda S. and Alan H. for our traditional, story-centered Christmas Eve service, this year held in the morning for your convenience! Along with the normal facets of a Sunday service, we’ll bless the babies of the recent year, hear stories, sing songs, assemble the creche, and sing “Silent Night” to (hand-held) candlelight. In addition … Continue reading The Carols of Christmas