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Worship Services

"Tending to Trauma and Building Defiant Joy"

Date

July 26, 2026

Time

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Worship Leader: Rev. Ellie Kilpatrick Worship Associate: Ginger Hemingway Have your emotions been a little off kilter this year? There's a good reason for that! Join Rev. Ellie as we learn from history how to tend to our trauma through joyful and defiant community building.

News in Brief

Minister’s Message July 2026

Jun 30, 2026 | Minister's Message

Dear Ones, When times are challenging or messy, I find myself turning (as I know many of you do) to our poets for solace and inspiration. This past few weeks, I have been spending time with the poetry of Ada Limón. Limón was the 24th United States Poet Laureate, the first Latina to be names to that role. In this poem from 2017, Limón turns to the growing life of her neighborhood to ground her hope in something cyclical and certain. Instructions on Not Giving Up More than the fuchsia funnels breaking out of the crabapple tree, more than the neighbor’s almost obscene display of cherry limbs shoving their cotton candy-colored blossoms to the slate sky of Spring rains, it’s the greening of…

President’s Message July 2026

Jun 30, 2026 | President's Message

Meeting the Moment Together

“Meeting the Moment” was the powerful call that ignited last week’s UUA General Assembly.

Executive VP Carey McDonald reminded us of our unique superpower. Unlike many other liberal organizations, we do not receive federal grants, leaving our prophetic voice completely uncompromised. Legally protected by our religious constitutional rights, we have a rare and valuable space to spark change and build coalitions. We are known as the people who show up.

President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt celebrated our profound clarity of purpose. Ours are the values that helped shape the democracy we’re fighting for today. She urged us to claim this history with pride and boldly speak our faith. The stories of our religious forebears live at the very heart of American religious history and identity.

She emphasized that this critical time demands deep, joyful collaboration. We must show up alongside new partners, united by shared values even when we don’t agree on everything. In a moving, unscripted plea, Rev. Dr. Betancourt begged us to throw out perfectionism—especially regarding “perfect” language. Let’s break down rigid barriers, listen deeply to each other’s stories, and create a radically welcoming space where everyone feels fully human, valued, and whole.

Rod Belshee, Board President