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“The Flower Ceremony” – Rev. Bill Gupton
Sunday Worship, May 7, 2023
This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Flower Ceremony, a uniquely Unitarian Universalist rite of spring. Come celebrate the origins, and the modern vitality, of this ritual of springtime sharing. Each person (regardless of age) is asked to bring with them this morning a fresh flower, to place on our altar; everyone will leave with a different flower, brought by someone else in the congregation. We will enjoy music from our Choir and our retiring Music Director, Les Tacy, as we build our bouquet of beauty.
The service will also include a ceremony welcoming new members into the church.
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“Honoring Our Blue Boat Home” – Earth-Based Pagan Group
Sunday Worship, April 23, 2023
Let’s explore what it means to navigate life on this beautiful Blue Boat that we call home. This earth-based service will enhance our understanding of how to better steward our precious planet. We will utilize the Unitarian Universalist Sixth Source that affirms and promotes “Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.” During this service, we’ll also hear wonderful music from our choir.
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“Karma: Getting Her on Your Good Side” – The Gang of Us
Sunday Worship, April 16, 2023
How can the concepts of Karma and Cause & Effect bring us freedom from feeling we somehow “deserve” bad things that happen to us? Or, better, shed light that helps us reconsider our actions and even break the chain of causation?
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“A Unitarian Universalist Easter” – Rev. Bill Gupton
Sunday Worship, April 9, 2023
We celebrate Easter Sunday this year with singing and rejoicing, words and silence, and reflections on the meaning of the season for Unitarian Universalists. Come hear the Choir, watch the kids hunt for Easter Eggs, and enjoy the warmth and companionship of the Heritage community. Fancy Easter hats optional, but always welcome!
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“Wise and Foolish Ways” – Rev. Mitra Jafarzadeh
Sunday Worship, April 2, 2023
Join the conversation this Sunday as we consider the wisdom of foolishness and the foolishness of wisdom. Often, the obvious is not so easy, and the quickly accomplished has little value. With such a mixed-up world, how are people of faith to grow or deepen in spirit? Bring your ideas and our guest preacher will bring hers – and together, we might just stumble into something true.
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“Building Our Future Together” – Rev. Bill Gupton
Sunday Worship, March 26, 2023
One of the truly amazing, awe-inspiring things about a religious community – a church family, if you will – like ours, is that we each bring our own gifts to the table, and pool our resources for the common good. This month we have begun the conversation about what we want Heritage Church to look like, do, and be in the year ahead. Today we begin the process of making that vision a reality by committing (and recommitting) ourselves to support the work and mission of this church we love. Come be inspired by choral and congregational singing, by our shared dreams of the future, by our young people – and by the Love that is the spirit of this church!
