In a culture both obsessed with, and disgusted by, our bodies, what does it mean to be an embodied being? From our first breath to our last we are sustained and sometimes entrapped in our specific unique remarkable body. We experience the world through our senses and are shaped by the perceptions we and others … Continue reading Wear This Body With Loving Kindness
There is an ancient teaching, found in many cultures, of the ‘two hungers.’ The lesser is for the ‘stuff’ that sustains daily life. The greater hunger is for expressing gratitude that life exists at all…the sermon reflects on how to feed this greater hunger. Thanksgiving Communion will be celebrated with bread and cider. Special music … Continue reading Feeding the Greater Hunger
Sometimes the greatest teachings come from the tiniest beings. In this service, Sharon shares what she has learned about love, service, and connection from two tiny kittens and rescuing feral cats. We’ll explore how our relationship with animals shifts when we view them through an animistic lens rather than a mechanistic lens, and how that … Continue reading The Smallest Among Us
“Blessing is the art of harvesting the wisdom of the invisible world.”These words were written by Irish teacher and poet John O’Donohue, whose blessings are loved by people all over the world. Today we will hear some of Rev. Bonnie’s favorite John O’Donohue’s blessings, explore his life-affirming philosophy, and consider how the act of blessing … Continue reading Blessing the World
The California Poor People’s Campaign is organizing statewide to demand that our Senator’s Padilla and Schiff hear the voices of their constituents who are bearing the brunt of Public Law 119-21, the Big Brutal Budget that took effect on 10/1/2025. Three components, building power through telling our stories and survival projects will lead to meetings … Continue reading Make Them Hear Us
adrienne maree brown describes “emergence as the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions.” How can UUs learn from birds in synchronized flight, entangled oak tree roots and the structure of dandelions and fungi and apply these lessons in biomimicry to our collective organizing? Rev. Kevin Alan Mann … Continue reading Wings, Roots and Seeds: Emergent Wisdom from the Interdependent Web
Connecting the work of pollinators, especially bees, to our lives on earth. How we have benefited from the bees co-evolution with plants and how we can support that relationship. Bonnie Borucki (she/her) My fascination with bees began by inviting a beekeeper’s hives into my backyard around 2012. I also noticed the many types of bees … Continue reading Bees, Our Connection to the Cosmos
Humorous and sometimes serious stories from the history of BFUU. Is our redwood tree a Buddhist? Who was the activist who came in a pink leotard? Does history matter? Does it repeat itself? Are there moments of choice in the multiverse? Come reflect, sing, laugh, and ponder the universe. Jeffrey Melcher, M.Div started with BFUU … Continue reading Learning from the Past to Enliven the Present
Various Speakers Experience poetry from ancient days to now, from ancient writings to the writings of our current friends, from our congregants in person and our friends on Zoom. We meet in person at 1924 Cedar Street and on Zoom for Worship Services on Sundays at 10:30 AM. If you’d like to attend via Zoom, … Continue reading Hear the Poets Speak
For some of us, hope is in short supply. Current trends in politics and culture have made it hard to feel optimistic about our future as Americans, and it can be tempting to give in to helplessness and despair. Join us today for reflections about hope and strategies for resiliency and robust resistance. Rev. Dr. … Continue reading Finding Hope in Hopeless Times
