UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES

SOUL MATTERS THEME FOR APRIL

The Practice of JOY (with love at the center)

April 6

Being Found By Joy

10:30 AM

Rev. Clare L. Petersberger, Kara Tyler, Director of Religious Education, Tracy Hall, Music Director and The TUUC Choir

How do you practice joy? This is no small question. Joy seems to be an experience, like grace, that cannot be willed. The poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer writes about the circumstances in which she is often found by joy. They involve being out in nature and seeing unexpected beauty or hearing a gaggle of geese. This morning we celebrate the practice of joy, or at least the practices that allow joy to find us!


Apil 13

The Unexpected Dance Between Suffering and Joy

10:30 AM

Rev. Clare L. Petersberger, Kara Tyler, Director of Religious Education, Tony Bonta and friends

The Jewish festival of Passover began at sundown last night. The ancient story is retold of the escape from slavery in Egypt to liberation on the other side of the Red Sea. It is a story of loss and struggle. It is also a story of joy as Moses’ sister, Miriam, leads the women who have made it through the Red Sea in dance and song. Often joy shows up in the most unexpected places---particularly in the midst of loss and suffering. This morning we celebrate the dance between suffering and joy. The music of Tony Bonta and friends always brings joy!


April 20

Easter Sunday: Everything Is Holy Now

10:30 AM

Rev. Clare L. Petersberger, Kara Tyler, Director of Religious Education, Tracy Hall, Music Director and the TUUC Hand Chime Choir and the TUUC Choir

In our intergenerational celebration of Easter, we will retell the ancient story of mystery; celebrate the earth’s awakening from winter; and sing holy songs of joy. We will also celebrate a jelly bean communion. You read that correctly. A jelly bean communion. For miracles abound!


April 27

Earth Day Service: Plastics and Us

10:30 AM

Carel Hedlund, Marilyn Carlisle, Lee Padock, and other members of the Green Sanctuary Team, including Spice Kleinmann’s special music

We are all becoming increasingly aware of the public health and environmental concerns with plastics. Earth day is a good time for us to learn more about these concerns that have led the United Nations to call for a new international treaty on plastic pollution. But, perhaps more importantly, it is a good time to think about what we can do to be better stewards of the environment by taking steps to support reduction of the harmful effects of plastics in our homes, in our communities and in our state. There is a lot we can do.