April 28, 2024
Bill Duston
“100th Anniversary of the Flower Communion” with Keeper of the Flame Award
June 18, 2023
- Bill Duston
- Hugh Vartanian
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- Flower Communion
- keeper of the flame
- Time for All Ages
On our final “regular” worship service of the “church year”, we recognized the 100th Anniversary of the Flower Communion, a UU tradition. We also awarded the “Keeper of the Flame” to Hugh Vartanian!
“Remembrance Service”
January 8, 2023
- Bill Duston
- Cindy Malley
- Karen Tucker-Barisano
- Monica Pilman
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- afterlife
- new life
- remembrance
- Time for All Ages
- Tree of Life
An annual tradition… we remember those we’ve lost in the past year and celebrate new life too.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 2022
December 24, 2022
- Bill Duston
- Cindy Malley
- David Grober
- Monica Pilman
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- Christmas
- Time for All Ages
For the first time since December 24, 2019, we were able to have a candlelight service for Christmas Eve! Lots of beautiful music.
“Have a Nice Day: The Dy-No-Mite Spirituality of the 1970s”
December 11, 2022
- Bill Duston
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- Spirituality of the Decades
- 1970s
- spirituality
- Time for All Ages
The third in a series, discovering the hidden spirituality of a decade!
“Counting Our Blessings” with Cornbread & Cider Communion
November 20, 2022
- Bill Duston
- Cindy Malley
- David Gaynor
- Monica Pilman
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- Cornbread Communion
- gratitude
- thanksgiving
- Time for All Ages
An annual tradition! The FCU Deacons serve communion, and we give thanks. Wonderful guest musicians, including Carolyn McCreary, Emma Bruns Riffelmacher, Eric Semple, Sara Weeks, and Charlie Weeks.
“Western Psychology and Eastern Religion”
November 6, 2022
- Bill Duston
- Rev. Lara Hoke
- Thea Shapiro
- Toward a Psychology of Being
- Human Potential Movement
- psychology
- Time for All Ages
- Transpersonal Psychology
An auction-sermon topic! Interesting stuff, to me.
“Blowing Our Own Horn: A UU Appreciation of Rosh Hashanah”
September 25, 2022
I explored the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah, and attempted to demonstrate some shofar blasts and their meanings. We had some difficulty with sound in this video.
Ingathering and Water Communion
September 11, 2022
Our annual Ingathering and Water Communion Service!
“May Day”
May 1, 2022
Director of Religious Education Thea Shapiro led a May Day service, complete with joyful dancing around the maypole!