The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia

Join in gathering the waters as we get ready for the beginning of the new congregational year. Bring a little bit of water with you 💦 from your local stream/river/lake, your kitchen sink, or your summer meanderings, etc. to put into a communal bowl, symbolizing how our lives are interconnected and affect one another. All ages are invited to this ritual honoring journeys of the mind, body, and heart. We’ll have enough to share if you forget / can’t bring some water.

Rev. Lisa Bovee Kemper, Kelli Danaker, Alex Dudkin, Linda Adcox-Kimmel, Liam Estell

 

As the end of the summer approaches, bring your backpack, work / laptop bag, favorite work-from-home mug, tote bag, work boots, or other essential item for life / work / school for a Backpack Blessing 🎒. Together we will explore the principles of emergent strategy, the creative complexity of the natural world, and new ways to think about organizing and gathering in community.

Rev. Lisa Bovee Kemper, Kelli Danaker, Bailey Whiteman, Jacquie Weinberg, Jill Cairns

 

We are not separate from nature, we are nature. Come share an earth-spirituality based service led by Turning Circle as we explore themes of deep ecology, and our place in the circles of life.

Steve Parr, Rev. Lisa Bovee Kemper, Interim Minister, Alex Cauthen-Zach, Caitlin Hendren​, Carletta Hickman, Christina Bird-Walker​, Dylan Zach, Indigo, Mav Vaughn​, Patti Kinlock​, Roxana M. Segovia Beltran​

Cultures around the world have marked multiple harvest celebrations throughout the year and down through time. We’ll gather to celebrate a modern harvest, create a gratitude altar, make a talisman to attract abundance, and break bread in a time-honored tradition of community and hospitality.

Lora Powell-Haney, MDiv, Kelli Danaker,Tom Monroe, Lorien Haavik, Michael Phillips

 

Help us kick off Plastic Free July as the Climate Justice team discusses ways we can respect the web of life, and be good citizens of Planet Earth.

Lorien Haavik, Alex Cauthen-Zach, Robin Hessey, Mary Rodgers, Lindsay Thompson, Dina Boogaard, Trish Steinhilber

 

We believe that children are born inherently good and complete. Rather than needing to be cleansed of original sin, the child is given the freedom to discover their own spiritual/religious path as they grow. This ritual formally introduces our children to the community. This service will be multigenerational; children and youth will stay with their families for the whole service.

Rev. Lisa Bovee Kemper, Kelli Danaker, Tom Benjamin, Michael Adcock, Liam Estell, Regina Verow, Kathy Leonard

 

As Christ United Methodist Church and UUCC join together to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride month, we’ll consider the importance of brave and holy spaces that honor and welcome the full spectrum of human identity and expression.

Rev. Lisa Bovee Kemper, Rev. Angela Wells, Rev. Dr. Lydia Muñoz, Ching-Ju Cheng, Michael Adcock, Becky Reese, Greg Swirdovich, Judy Pittman, Jacquie Weinberg

 

Listen to stories from our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU histories: stories about how ordinary people showed up, in very different ways and in particular contexts, to side with love and show up for justice.

April Huff, Tina Horn, Melissa Affolter, Kathy Leonard, Jenny Bonilla, Lukas Bonilla, Stacy Huh, Kelli Danaker, Tom Benjamin (clarinet), Jim Stivers (guitar), Regina Verow, Lisa Marini, Alex Cauthen-Zach, Abby Hendrix

 

This Sunday, please bring a flower – from your garden, one you found growing wild, or store-bought – to share as part of our communal bouquet. Although the annual Flower Ceremony ritual is focused on flowers, it is also a celebration of human community – all the many stories we bring to this place. We’ll collect flowers at the front of Sanctuary C and then congregants will come forward later in the service and choose a flower different from the one they brought. If you forget to bring a flower, we will have extras. 

Rev. Lisa Bovee Kemper, Kelli Danaker, Tom Monroe, Tina Horn, Steve Parr

 

A sense of place is the foundation for our personal well being, ability to be a good neighbor, and to be citizens of our community in the world. Let’s reflect together about how our individual sense of place contributes to the common good.

Cynthia Marshall, Kelli Danaker, Michael Adcock, Regina Verow, Gabriel Hightower, Lorien Haavik