Messages from 2025
The Practice of Love
In today’s service, Lay Preacher, Don Altemus, discusses the practice of taking an intentional pause prior to responding in order to love the zone.
Wild & Precious Life 2025
Our annual Wild & Precious Life service, wherein we ask people in different decades of their lives to answer the question posed in Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
A Heart Covered in Stretch Marks
Ministerial Intern, Yvette McDonnell, shares about love that lives at the center.
Through the Forest of Fear
Lay Preacher, Chris Groppe, shares his thoughts on love, joy, and trees through a discussion on demonstrating in support of our values.
Learning How to Fly
Rev. Lee Paczulla introduces our Holiday message series, “Love the Zone,” and how people come to figure out how to do something different.
Remembrance Sunday
In today’s service, Rev. Lee Paczulla concludes our Fall message series while celebrating “Remembrance Sunday.”
Moving Beyond Labels & Boxes
Ministerial Intern, Yvette McDonnell, explores the concept of pluralism and how people can move beyond a single label.
The Worlds our Stories Create
Today’s message presented by Lay Preacher, Sarah Costa, looks at the history of holidays of Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day and how values we have based on our heritage.
Getting Into Good Trouble
Today’s message introduces our Ministerial Intern, Yvette McDonnell, while she introduces herself through stories and allows us to know her through names, adjectives, and how she navigates the world.
Real Life
In today’s message, Rev. Lee discusses the realities surrounding today’s immigration policies and the impact our names have on this process.
More Than a Name
In today’s message, Lay Preacher, Rodney Whittenberg, shares the story behind his name and explores the thought that while names are our identity, they don’t tell the whole story of who you are.
Filled In
In today’s message, Rev. Lee discusses the hazards of erasing people, culture, books, and more.