As we celebrate the harvest and honor Thanksgiving, this service will pay tribute to our precious earth. How can we serve and revere our earth, so that we may maintain her beauty and bounty for many generations to come? Today, we will be celebrating our communal Thanksgiving with a bread communion and enlivening music.
This Sunday we will come together to support one another post election. Through ritual, music, silence and sharing we will draw on the power of community to serve one another and offer comfort in confusing times.
As we begin our month looking at Service, we explore what it means to have a shared ministry at CVUUF. Ministry is so much more than one ordained Reverend pointing the way. For a congregation to thrive, ministry involves every member of the Fellowship serving and sharing their own ministries or talents with one another.
To mark the Day of the Dead and All Soul’s Day we honor our ancestors, those who came before us in this community and in our families. Rev Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Congregational Life Staff for the Pacific Western Region will have spent the weekend with CVUUF leading our community’s new ministry Start-Up workshop. He will share his further insights with us, inspired by our stories. We invite you to bring photos of your relatives and friends who are no longer with us, both from this community and your families, to place on our community altar of remembrance.
Megan Dowdell teaches Ethics and Society at Starr King School for the Ministry and is pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology while seeking to become a UU parish minister. Her scholarship focuses on the spiritual needs of people coping with chronic health conditions. Megan’s preaching aims to bring joy, love and compassion to the world. She invites us to practice generosity within our own hearts and bodies, so we can give gorgeously of our gifts and treasures out into our communities and the world.
Today we celebrate the culmination of our annual stewardship campaign. This service will honor your generosity and celebrate the many gifts we share in this community. Join us for a joyous, spirited service.
Reflecting on the end of the Jewish High Holy Days and Yom Kippur, this week we look at the practice of forgiveness and atonement. We explore how forgiveness may be one of the hardest and yet most enriching habits of generosity.
Services at 9:15 and 11:00am.
What does it mean to be a community of faith committed to generosity? While one almost immediately thinks of financial resources, generosity encompasses much more than one’s wallet. A faith community of generous people can transform themselves, their fellowship and the wider community.
How do we nourish our congregation and plant the seeds for future health and vitality? We have inherited a community blessed by many people’s efforts and generosity over the years. Join us this Sunday as we launch our annual pledge drive. Help us envision ways we can co-create a vibrant future for CVUUF and plant … Continue reading Seeding our Future
Services at 9:15 and 11:00am.
What does it mean for our community to grow together? This year we will explore how we can deepen our connection as members and friends; explore the new relationship between minister and congregation; develop spiritually as a community and grow our ranks. Join us as Reverend Nica shares her vision for the coming year.
