We will host a virtual worship service on Sunday, January 2nd at 10:15 am.

UCE Fire Communion
On Fire Communion Sunday, we will pause to reflect on the past year and look forward to the new year. We will strive to ground ourselves in love, enfold our heartbreaks and anxieties, and embrace our joys and celebrations from 2021. Then, remaining grounded in our loving community, we will turn ourselves toward 2022 with all its uncertainties and possibilities. As we celebrate our Fire Communion online this year, please have with you a piece of paper, something to write with, and 1 to 4 candles to light.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Community Renewal Society (CRS).

We will host a virtual worship service on Sunday, December 26th at 10:15 am.

I Love to Laugh
Laughter is the best medicine, a pure form of joy, with the power to connect us. As we conclude our monthly theme of Opening to Joy and the year 2021, which didn’t give us much to laugh about, we look for laughter to heal, connect, and fortify us.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, December 19th at 10:15 am.

The Story of Christmas, our annual participatory pageant
An annual UCE tradition, the Christmas Pageant is a time of joy and celebration where all ages can be a part of the Christmas story. This service is led by Kathy Underwood, our Director of Lifespan Faith Formation.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
3. Vaccinations are expected. We are a pro-vaccination community. For your well-being and the safety of the whole community, if you can be vaccinated, get vaccinated!
4. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, December 12th at 10:15 am.

“Joy Shall Be Yours in the Morning”
UCE’s traditional Music Sunday with a medley of musicians to help us find joy on the journey toward the longest night and the cold of winter. Worship leaders are Music Director, Vickie Hellyer, Rev. Eileen Wiviott, with guest storyteller, Graig Tertulien, and worship associates Tory Bassani, Jane Kenamore, and Robb Geiger.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
3. Vaccinations are expected. We are a pro-vaccination community. For your well-being and the safety of the whole community, if you can be vaccinated, get vaccinated!
4. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, December 5th at 10:15 am.

A Light in the Darkness: Opening to Joy in Relationship
As the longest night approaches, people of many faith traditions celebrate light in the darkness. Unitarian Universalism, draws wisdom from many sources and we strive to appreciate with respect, the many cultures and traditions that contribute to humanity’s search for meaning. This Sunday we celebrate Chalica, the Unitarian Universalist celebration of our principles and this year we will celebrate all eight! Finding meaning and joy in our principles, we share our inner light with one another.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
3. Vaccinations are expected. If you can be vaccinated, we expect you are if you enter the building.
4. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, November 28th at 10:15 am.

Holding History: The Liberatory Ministry of Joshua Young (winner of the 2016 UU History Convocation sermon prize)
Joshua Young was a Unitarian minister who, with his wife, was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and through serendipity, conducted the funeral of radical abolitionist John Brown.  Young’s ministry preached what we today would call “collective liberation;” his story is one that inspires.

Our guest preacher, Reverend Karen G. Johnston is the Settled Minister at The Unitarian Society, a UU Congregation, in East Brunswick, NJ.  She has preached here once before. Ordained in 2016, she won the 2019 Dana Greeley Sermon Prize and the 2016 Unitarian Universalist History Convocation Sermon Prize. She is the co-author of the entry on Joshua Young, the focus of the sermon, in the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography. The heart of her spiritual practice is befriending death; she is the founder of Date with Death Club, a way to explore mortality in community.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
3. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Renaissance Social Services.

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, November 21st at 10:15 am. THIS YEAR BREAD WILL BE PROVIDED SO NO NEED TO BRING YOURS TO CHURCH.

We Gather Together in Joyful Thanksgiving
This Sunday, we express gratitude for the nourishing, sustaining, and transformating power of community. Our annual bread communion is a treasured tradition. As with all traditions and rituals in a progressive faith, they adapt and evolve to speak to the reality of our current lives. If you are participating from home, please have some bread or other nourishing food with you to enjoy during the service. Rev. Eileen Wiviott and Heike Eghardt lead the service.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
3. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Renaissance Social Services.

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, November 7th at 10:15 am.

Creating peace within, among, and beyond: healing from trauma
Trauma, in its many forms, takes its toll on our bodies and wreaks havoc in our lives. Together we look for ways to move through it, release its hold, and find hope for healing. Rev. Eileen leads the service with Worship Associate, Annette Wallace.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
3. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Renaissance Social Services.

We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, October 31st at 10:15 am.

An All Souls Halloween
At this time of year, it is said the veil between this and the spirit world is thinnest. We honor All Souls this Halloween, holding the dual companions of life and death, with solemnity and a little bit of silliness. We gather in community to hold our losses and learn from our ancestors with honesty and compassion.  We also befriend our fears through fun. Bring your photos of loves ones to place on the altar or send them to Rev. Eileen to share virtually. And if you’d like, those of all ages may wish to wear a costume – ghostly or witchy, creative or kitschy. Rev. Eileen Wiviott leads this service with Worship Associate, Lizzy Powers.

A few important notes about participating in-person:

1. Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
2. We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 120. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (25) and room 6 (20), to participate in the service through the livestream. Beyond this, there will be seating outside the sanctuary on the south lawn.
3. Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.

Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Mother and Child Alliance, formerly PACPI.