Sunday Worship: Lessons from Gate A-4

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Pacific Western Region Staff Team (video); Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Worship Associate. The PWR Staff (Pacific Western Region Staff of the Unitarian Universalist Association) has created a video worship service based on the poem "Gate A-4" by Arab-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye.

Sunday Worship: Finding Your Light

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Rev. Sara LaWall, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate. In a culture valuing effortless perfection, self love can be a difficult practice. We welcome our guest, who serves as minister of the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. She is active in her community, regularly advocating for justice and our liberal religious values in the Idaho state legislature. (Daylight Savings Time begins.)

Sunday Worship: Whirling with the Dervishes

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Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, Worship Associate. "Oh heart, sit with someone who knows the heart; Go under the tree which has fresh blossoms," writes the Sultan of Love, Mevlânâ Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī. Join us for our annual service of poetry, music, dancing, and prayer honoring the Queen of Months—Ramazan—in the Islamic tradition.

Sunday Worship: Stewardship Sunday: Emerging into Our Abundance

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Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Johnny Canales, Worship Associate. Our congregation thrives with the generosity of our committed members and friends. Thank you so much for all that you've given of your time, talent, and resources. Your support is critical as we continue to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic and as we lean into our abundance to support our beloved community.

Sunday Worship: The Soft Underbelly

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Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Sue Bickford, Worship Associate. Sometimes your greatest strength comes from what you perceive to be your weakest area. What wondrous things might emerge from the most tender and vulnerable side of your yourself?

Sunday Worship: Easter Celebration

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This Easter Celebration, we will explore new Biblical research that paints a controversial and complex picture of one of the most influential figures in religious history. Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Chela Metzger, Worship Associate.

Sunday Worship: Our Living Earth

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Our Living Earth. Our natural world is where many Unitarian Universalists encounter the Spirit of Life. This multigenerational service will celebrate the interdependent web of all existence and remind us of our responsibility to it. Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Alison Kendall, Worship Associate.

Sunday Worship: Our Promises

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Our Promises. The Awakened One, the Buddha, taught that the Sangha — the spiritual community — was a necessary dimension of enlightened living. Join us as we honor the birth of this important religious teacher and reflect upon the promises in our Covenant of Right Relations that bind us to each other and help us to follow the liberal religious spiritual path in our beloved community. Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Johnny Canales, Worship Associate.

Sunday Worship: What You Resist, Persists

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What You Resist, Persists. Have you ever gotten exactly what you didn't want? When you focus on what you don't want, you often get just that. Are we focusing on the wrong things? Are we clear about what we actually want? Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching.

Sunday Worship: Creative Spirit

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What is the connection between art and spirituality? Join us as we explore this month's theme of creativity. Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Johnny Canales, Worship Associate.

Sunday Worship: Women’s Liberation and Flower Communion

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The liberal religious tradition catalyzed women's liberation. What makes our spiritual heritage different from other religious movements in this regard? Rev. Jeremiah Lal Shahbaz Kalendae, preaching; Sue Bickford, Worship Associate.

Sunday Worship: The Mother of Invention

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Making something beautiful and functional often requires that we color outside of the lines. Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins, preaching; Patrick Meighan, Worship Associate.