Order of Service Sunday, September 18, 2022 — 10:30 am Welcome – Rev. Darcey Laine Prelude – Katie Replogle Chalice Lighting: – Tricia Roiger We Are a People of Beauty by Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson Song: #347 Gather the Spirit Story: The Tiger and the Strawberry (traditional) -Rev. Darcey Laine … Continue reading Cherish the Time
6/12/2022 Bridging and Blessing – Rev. Darcey Laine This Sunday we honor and bless the many transitions in our lives, including honoring graduates. If you or someone in your family have completed their GED, High school, College, or another program this year, please contact Rev. Laine by June 7 so we can celebrate with you … Continue reading Bridging and Blessing
6/5 Pride – Rev. Darcey Laine Join us as we kick off LGBTQIA+ pride month with joy. Together we re-affirm our calling to center, support and celebrate the beautiful rainbow of community. We will also welcome new and returning Members with our traditional signing of the membership book. Join us at our regular zoom address:https://uuma.zoom.us/j/94356980987?pwd=TDh3NlFqaGRxS0Z1SFlhajRKSVUzdz09To … Continue reading Pride and New Member Ceremony
Halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice, this weekend we pause to notice the cycle of the year and the interconnected web of life. As part of our service we will have a seed blessing, so bring seeds you are planning to plant, or seedlings if you have started plants indoors, or the seed of an idea or plan. Your Spring goodie bag contained a small packet of seeds for this purpose. If you did not receive a goodie bag and would like to receive one, please contact Marion Lutz.
We live in an interconnected web of mutuality. Even Thoreau in his solitude on Walden depended on the support and generosity of others, and of the land. This Sunday we celebrate that web of giving and receiving, with appreciation for all who make our life in community possible.
February 2 marks the “cross quarter” – halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. As the days become longer, as vaccinations begin to proliferate, we look forward to spring. But here in the North East it is way too early to plant anything. So we turn our attention to the seeds of imagination. What stories, what … Continue reading “Imagination”
Cancel culture is a powerful tool for social change, but it can also cause lasting harm. As people who strive to live ethically, how can we envision a “cancel culture” that is ethical, non-violent and helps transform our world toward justice and compassion? DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE ARE HOLDING WORSHIP SERVICES ON-LINE. CLICK ON THESE … Continue reading “Cancel Culture” — Rev. Laine
Rev. Darcey Laine (captioning available) In preparation for the Winter Solstice, we offer an earth-centered ritual to connect us to the earth and to ground us in gratitude to all her gifts. https://uuma.zoom.us/j/94356980987?pwd=TDh3NlFqaGRxS0Z1SFlhajRKSVUzdz09 To attend by phone, dial +1 646 876 9923 Then when prompted type in: Meeting ID: 943 5698 0987 Passcode: 502412
(captioning available) Rev. Darcey Laine Storytellers- Claire Fagan and Sarah Mellon This year, when so much is in flux, is a great time to take a careful look at our traditions. Which can we keep, which must change, and how did we come to have all those traditions in the first place? This is the … Continue reading “It’s Tradition”
**Our Worship Zoom now has Captioning, a live (mostly accurate) transcript of whatever is spoken. You can turn it on or off- whichever makes worship more accessible to you. ** Click this link to join Zoom, https://uuma.zoom.us/j/94356980987?pwd=TDh3NlFqaGRxS0Z1SFlhajRKSVUzdz09To attend by phone, dial +1 646 876 9923Then when prompted type in:Meeting ID: 943 5698 0987Passcode: 502412 The Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland worshipsonline at 10: 00 A.M. this Sunday, December 6, 2020. Rev. Darcey Laine will lead us and our partnerUnitarian Universalist churches of Big Flats, New York andAthens, Pennsylvania in a Worship Service and Programtitled : “ The Wise Dark”**Captioning is available** This darkest time of winter is full of gifts if we take time to see them- giftsvisible to us only when the sun is low and the nights are long. Because of the corona virus pandemic, the church will not be holdingservices in person until May 2nd, 2021 at the earliest. The church is a welcoming congregation to allwho come in peace, no matter the personor whom one loves.
