Love is the Power

Love is the PowerUnitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsJuly 9, 2023Rev. Kevin Tarsa At the center of the values that are proposed as the anchors of Unitarian Universalism is Love. Love is the power that holds us together and through the spiritual discipline of Love, we hold one another accountable in doing the work of […]

Freedom, Reason, Hope, and Courage

Freedom, Reason, Hope, and CourageUnitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsJuly 2, 2023Rev. Kevin Tarsa As Unitarian Universalists, we are rooted in heritages of freedom, reason, hope, and courage. This July 4 weekend, when we need each of those heritages more than ever, we launch our summer series focused on Love in Action with Rev. Kevin’s […]

A Tapestry of Delight

A Tapestry of DelightUnitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsJune 25, 2023Cheryl Morris and Gail Johnson Vaughan, Worship Associates What does delight mean to YOU?  Join us as three members of the congregation reflect on their experiences and thoughts about this subject, which has turned out to be deeper and less obvious than perhaps we first […]

A Needle in the Haystack of Light: The spiritual practice of delight

A Needle in the Haystack of Light: The spiritual practice of delightUnitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsJune 18, 2023Rev. Kevin Tarsa In her poem, Mindful, the source of this service’s title, Mary Oliver writes that she was born to “instruct [herself] over and over in joy, and acclamation.” On this Father’s Day weekend bordering the […]

Love is the Door. Chanting is the Key.

Love is the Door. Chanting is the Key.Unitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsJune 11, 2023Rev. Kevin Tarsa Half-way along our journey around the sun since our December singing meditation service, we’ll draw inspiration and a sense of connection, as well as joy and delight, from singing together. Rev. Kevin will be freshly informed by his […]

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart!

I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart!Unitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsJune 4, 2023Rev. Kevin Tarsa In the spirit of the Cider Sunday sharing circle that begins the year, and in the spirit of show-and-tell that helps us know each other, we’ll sit down with Rev. Kevin just as we return […]

The Goat in the Pickup Truck – May 28, 2023

The Goat in the Pickup TruckUnitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsMay 28, 2023Rev. Jan Onnie Using the short story by Rev. Meg Barnhouse let’s consider our options of how to think about traveling to an unknown destination. With Cheryl Morris, Worship Associate Greeting Cheryl Morris Land Acknowledgement read by Cheryl Morris  Song for Gathering Hymn […]

Unitarian Universalist CREATIVE Community of the Mountains – May 21, 2023

UUCCM & The 7 Moons Symphony Unitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsMay 21, 2023Gail Johnson Vaughan and Tracy Pepper, worship associates Creativity exudes in so many ways within the UUCM community. At this service your spirit will feast on a banquet of creativity prepared by UUCM featuring story writing and illustration, photography, visual art, music, and […]

The Iowa Sisterhood

This Mothers’ Day, we celebrate the women who moved Unitarian Universalism into the West and reignited women’s rights movements. Gail Johnson Vaughan stepped in as worship associate. Greeting Gail Johnson Vaughan Land Acknowledgement read by Gail Johnson Vaughan Song for Gathering Hymn #357, Bright Morning Stars  Welcome Rev. Janet Onnie   Lighting of the Chalice Mother’s […]

The Creative Spark – May 7, 2023

The Creative SparkUnitarian Universalist Community of the MountainsMay 7, 2023Lindsay Dunckel, Randy McKean, Tracy Pepper The Creative Spark Creativity is central to the spirituality of many UUs – the creative spirit can be understood as a core life force. Join in as we play with our creativity and ponder what role it plays in creating […]