Sunday Services

Our worship services address a range of religious questions and pastoral and prophetic themes.

However, our order of service remains fairly constant.

We begin, each Sunday, by gathering as a community of all ages.

After a time of welcome (when visitors are introduced) we light the symbol of our free faith tradition: the flaming chalice. This flame represents the light of truth, the warmth of love, and the fire of commitment.

During the Prelude, members and friends honor a significant joy, sorrow, milestone, or prayer. By dropping a pebble and seeing the ripple effect, we are reminded of all the lives that intersect with our own.

Opening words introduce “the theme of the day.”

Next, a story, reader, or speaker illustrates this theme.

And then we SING---a melody that is singable. Students and teachers will be invited to leave for classes on the final verse.

A time of prayer or meditation is followed by a musical interlude.

A reading offers another perspective on the theme of the day.

The offertory is taken to sustain and deepen our common life.

The sermon probes the theme in more depth. In our faith tradition, ministers are given the freedom of the pulpit: the freedom to speak the truth as they understand it. And congregants are given the freedom of the pew: the freedom to hear what resonates with their own life experience.

Worship concludes with a closing hymn and closing words.

Since our worship themes and music are so diverse, "Keep coming back!"