Category Archives: Online Service

May 16: “All of Us Have Stories”

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Presenter: Terry Ford

All of us have stories we tell ourselves about who we are. Sometimes those stories are ones that have been imposed on us, by parents, friends, or just by circumstances. Sometimes they are just a collection of things we have come to believe about ourselves. Those stories may not reflect what we would like to be, and they may not be even true in the eyes of others. Oftentimes of course they are at least partially true, but that doesn’t make them any less irksome to live with, or to try to live up to. Sometimes we are not even aware that they are only stories, and that we have the power to change them. Our small group discussions this coming Sunday will offer members the opportunity to share what their individual stories are, and to reflect on how they might change them if they find them chafing like an ill-fitted shoe.

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85829316893?pwd=R2JDZkhhMW02NVlHU1Btc3VHM1VtZz09
Meeting ID: 858 2931 6893
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. As Unitarian-Universalists, we covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

May 9, 2021: “On Birthing and Nurturing”

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Presenter: Rev. Mary Beth Bolin

On May 9th, in honor of Mother’s Day, Rev. Mary Beth Bolin will reflect on birthing and nurturing… not only in the biological, physical sense, but in all the ways we give birth to, and nurture new possibility throughout our lives. What can childbirth and motherhood teach us about how change is born in this world.

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85829316893?pwd=R2JDZkhhMW02NVlHU1Btc3VHM1VtZz09
Meeting ID: 858 2931 6893
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.
Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

May 2: “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Story?”

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Presenter: Rev. Monica Dobbins

May 12th is the anniversary of the Unitarian Universalist Association, a religious movement with centuries of history yet also only 60 years old. What stories are we telling about ourselves as Unitarian Universalists, as a religious movement? And how can we re-story ourselves to meet the challenges of today’s world?

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85829316893?pwd=R2JDZkhhMW02NVlHU1Btc3VHM1VtZz09

Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. As UUs, we covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

April 11: “I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.”

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Presenter: Mary Beth Basinger

This month as we reflect on what it means to be a People of “Becoming,” Mary Beth Basinger will share her thoughts on becoming younger. Inspired by the Bob Dylan song “My Back Pages,” she will reflect on how we can shed concepts like good, bad, smart, right, or successful, and return to a place where it is enough to just be.

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09
Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. We covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

April 4: “Easter” (Online Service)

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Presenter: Rev. Monica Dobbins

In any of a million moments in our lives, we approach a tomb with a heavy stone rolled in front, filled with grief for the everyday losses of life. Ancient stories, even stories we thought we no longer needed, continue to have resonance for us today. What do the stories of Passover and Easter have to say to us, now, today?

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09

Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.
Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.
Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

March 21: “Commitment” (Online) Small Group Discussion

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Commitment has several meanings, but most commonly it means the act of binding yourself – intellectual or emotionally – to a course of action. We frequently use the word in a context which indicates we share a commitment with others. In such usage, it conveys a concept that the course of action to which we are committed is one of value and benefit to a larger group, and not just to ourselves. A shared commitment provides energy and synergistic support that moves us along toward accomplishment of a desired result or state of being. Ultimately this is what commitment means: moving from awareness to action, and from hope to impact.

Keeping the promises we make to ourselves gives us the strength and self-confidence needed to follow through on the promises we make to those around us, and faithfully following through on our relationship commitments lets us fully realize ourselves as the interdependent creatures we are. In this service, member Terry Ford will initiate small group discussions in which our members will share and discuss their commitment experiences.

To prepare for your participation in those discussions, here are some questions for your consideration. The questions are listed in loose order of preference by the Worship Committee (at least, the first eight are), but all of them are worthy of discussion. Select one (or several, if you wish… or come up with one of your own!) and come prepared to discuss with your fellow members on Sunday. See you then!

  1. What commitment have you made that has shaped you the most? What commitment most deeply defines you?
  2. Do responsibilities and commitments drain you or motivate you? Do they give your life direction or leave you feeling tied down and hemmed in?
  3. How has your relationship with commitment changed over time? For instance, are you better or worse at following through on commitments as you’ve grown older? Or have you grown more selective about the commitments you make? Maybe you now easily break commitments if they don’t feed you? Maybe you are now more committed to beauty than work? Or small things rather than “big things”?
  4. Has anyone ever asked you to hold them accountable to their commitments? How has that changed and challenged you?
  5. If someone secretly monitored your life for a month, what would they conclude is your most sacred vow?
  6. What promises have you made to your spiritual life?
  7. Some of us preempt heartbreak by leaving relationships before others have a chance to break their promises and our hearts. Did this self-protection strategy really work out for you?
  8. What did your family teach you about “responsibilities we have to the world”?
  9. Do you have a secret commitment? A promise to yourself that no one (or very few) know about?
  10. When we commit to one path, we leave some other path behind. Is there a “path not chosen” that still haunts you?
  11. What are the covenants/commitments you were born into?
  12. Have you kept your promises to yourself?
  13. It’s been said that our very humanity lies in the way we carry out our promises. How have you made yourself more human through a promise?
  14. Are you keeping a commitment that is limiting your growth? Keeping you in a cage?
  15. Has society ever broken its promise to you?
  16. Do you over-promise? When you offer others your commitment, do they take it with a grain of salt?

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09

Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.
Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

March 14: “Leaving the Light On: Commitment in the Light of Change” (Online Service)

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Presenter: Rachael Murphy (Member Boise UU Fellowship)

We enter into relationships – in our personal lives, our congregation, and our wider world – committed to principles of spiritual growth, trust, freedom of thought, and honoring every voice. To carry out these principles, we also commit to rules, which give us certainty about who, what, when, where, and how those relationships will play out. In this service, we will explore what can happen when our commitment to those rules obscures our commitment to the underlying principles and how we can shine a light on new systems that serve all of those whom they affect.

Rachel Murphy is currently serving on the Board of the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship as Past President. Rachel is a creative writer, attorney, and mom to a feisty tween.

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.

Zoom Meeting Details:

Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09

Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.
Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

February 28: “A Humanist Perspective on Love” (Online Service)

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Our visiting minister, Rev. Jenny Peek, brings us her message of love this Sunday. How does love serve humanity in building the world we dream of? Evidence throughout history tells us, “we got this”. Spiritual humanism at the core of our Unitarian-Universalist faith both empowers and challenges us to be the love needed in our lives.

Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST. Visitors to our online service are always welcome.
Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09

Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian-Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.

Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

February 14: “The World’s On Fire (and We Still Fall in Love)” (Online Service)

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Presenter: Rev. Erin Walter, UU Guest Minister: Wildflower Church-Austin, Texas

After almost a year of pandemic life, some days may feel almost normal, while others still bring us to our knees. Drawing upon the poetry of Rainer, Maria Rilke and her own spiritual practice of music-making, Unitarian Universalist Rev. Erin Walter of Wildflower Church (Austin, Texas) will reflect on how we may endure ongoing isolation and struggle while also embracing moments of love and joy along the way.

Visitors to our online service are always welcome. Please join us this Sunday at 10:30 MST

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join our service this Sunday, at 10:30 AM MST
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09

Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

February 7: “Those People”

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Presenter: Rev. Monica Dobbins

In these politically polarized times, we know that we must hold politicians accountable for their breaches of trust before unity can be possible. But what about when “those people” are OUR people – people we love? How can we keep our relationships while navigating profound political differences?

Visitors to our online service are always welcome. Please join us this Sunday!

Zoom Meeting Details:
Please Click Here or use the link below to join our service this Sunday, at 10:30 AM MST

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83329247287?pwd=TzY3ODl3NmI3bmNkKzJoMzFpcCtydz09
Meeting ID: 833 2924 7287
Passcode: Chalice

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.
Unitarian-Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another. Newcomers of all religious paths, or none at all, are always welcome.