ALL ARE WELCOME
Staying present in tension is moral courage in miniature. Respecting another’s identity, culture, or viewpoint without the need to dominate or replace it allows the differences to coexist side-by-side, the elements to retain their meaning, and shows goodwill without sacrificing one’s own comfort or personal identity.
Longtime UUCN member Joseph ‘Denis’ Lanoue joins us with his big spirit, storytelling talent, and generous heart with a message shaped by lived experience, friendship, and the power of perseverance.
Difference doesn’t diminish us.
Handled with curiosity, it enlarges us.
Paying attention — truly paying attention — is a spiritual practice that deepens pluralism, reveals our gifts, and strengthens community.
Our service will discuss observing water as a metaphor for life, change, resilience, personal growth, letting go of control, and finding stillness amid disruption.
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s wisdom and words inspire todays service topic:
Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can.
In-person services are cancelled for Sunday, January 25, 2026 due to a predicted winter storm. Stay warm and safe, and we’ll see you on Sunday, February 1, 2026 for “Filling Up Our Cups with the Right Stuff.”
Small resistance these days looks like turning people away from your door who are supporting or promoting racist, transphobic, or inhumane policies. It looks like naming -isms and -phobias in real time and learning together. It means holding congresspeople accountable who make decisions that harm our fellow perfectly imperfect humans or our fragile, beloved planet.
