Speaker: Rev. Kate Kinney

All Ages Labyrinth Service

This special service will start in Fellowship Hall (where seating will be available. People will be invited to sing and walk the labyrinth in the sanctuary. This is an in-person service only; it will not be broadcast on YouTube. Click here to read the readings and sermons.

Bearers of the Divine

We celebrate a Christmas Eve service with candlelight, music, and poetry. Click here to view the service. Click here to read the reading and sermon.

Christmas Eve Services

Join us in the sanctuary for our services on Christmas Eve:

5 pm – Children’s Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
A reading of the Christmas Story, a tableau around a famous manger, and holiday songs galore. A beautiful and family-fun way to ring in Christmas Day. The service will conclude with the lighting of individual candles and the singing of “Silent Night.” Everyone welcome!

7 pm – Christmas Eve Service.
Our darkened sanctuary provides a lovely setting. Traditional carols will be sung and the ancient story told. Rev. Kate Kinney will speak on “Bearers of the Divine”. The service will conclude with the lighting of individual candles and the singing of “Silent Night.”

Note: there will be no Sunday morning service on Christmas Day. We have a Christmas Potluck to which you are invited!

Wintering with Joy

Working through the dark, responding to nature and the change of seasons. Click here to view the service. Click here to read the reading and sermon.

Giving Thanks and Dancing

How can we be thankful during the good times and the hard times? We will look at how Thanksgiving Day became a national day of giving thanks and how we bring thanksgiving into our daily lives. Click here to view the service at 10am Sunday morning. Click here to read the reading and sermon.

Pilgrimage

Walking an inner and outer path is essential for spiritual growth. There are traditional pilgrimage sites but there are many ways of doing a pilgrimage and some are specifically American. Click here to view the service. Click here to read the reading and sermon.

Animals as Our Heart Teachers

Animals serve as our companions, friends, and healers. They also can serve as spirit guides and help us to become whole. Click here to view the service. Click here to read the reading and sermon.

Fear That Itches Us Under the Skin

Fear is a universal human emotion and it is necessary for survival. How does it hinder and/or help individuals and communities to flourish, grow, and face the “itches” under the skin? Click here to view the service. Click here to read the reading and sermon.

Homeward Bound

There is a certain nostalgia when we think about the idealized notion of home.  What is the journey toward home and what does one find when we get there?  How do we at QUUF begin a year of gathering together after so much time apart? Click here to view the service at 10am Sunday morning.