Worship Services & Videos

Led by guest Judith Casselberry (Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies Bowdoin College)   What is heritage? A Bloodline? A Political Line? A Spiritual line? How and why do we define our heritage in the ways that we do? What does that tell us about ourselves, our relationships, our obligations? Americans have a uniquely […]

Led by guest minister Laura Ingerson.  Laura is involved with the Living Legacy Project, and in leading Living Legacy Pilgrimage Tours to important sites in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.  The focus of this service is on this bold claim: We are the proof that decency, humanity,

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos Join us at UUCB as we explicitly pronounce a blessing on the animals associated with our congregation, from personal animal companions to service animals to the wild creatures that delight our days. You are invited to safely bring your pets to worship, and they will be invited to come

Rev Dr Kharma Amos The words “Welcome to the Revolution!” have been spoken by many people in many contexts. Most of the time, they also include an urgent call to increased awareness, engagement, and action. We use them with the same intention. In an increasingly polarized world when the stakes of our actions and inactions

Rev Dr Kharma Amos “To welcome all” is a core component of our mission statement. This aspirational desire (shared by many religious organizations) becomes quite challenging in its particularity. Is it even possible to welcome all? Can we welcome and include the marginalized as well as those who actively contribute to their marginalization? Can we

Rev Dr Kharma Amos Join us as we kick-off the new church year with our Homecoming Celebration, and a reflection on the gift of welcome. We will also include a ritual to welcome Rev. Sylvia Stocker, our Minister Emerita, and Steve Wellcome back to worship following the typical period of separation that accompanies ministerial transitions.

Led by Rev Diane Fisher Rev. Elder Diane Fisher spent 50 years of her professional career involved in human rights and justice work.  She will reflect on the 2nd & 6th UU principles, which articulate our commitment to “justice, equity, and compassion in human relationships” and “the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and

Led by Steve Majercik & Pat Moore Steve’s reflection: Algorithmic Bias Sometimes life-changing decisions must be made – which applicant gets a mortgage, which patient receives extra proactive medical care, which prisoner gets paroled – and fairness demands that these decisions be made in an unbiased way. Decision makers sometimes use Artificial Intelligence software to

Led by Grace lewis-McLaren There’s a new image coming out of the recent work being done on behalf of all Unitarian Universalist congregations. The image is a chalice with an overlay of the word LOVE over the flame. Part of my reflection starts with this, but then goes on to consider some issues (is there