Worship Services & Videos

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos It takes a special kind of courage to join a community, and even more to decide to jump in, volunteer, and make it your own. At UUCB, we encourage everyone to find authentic ways to bring our best gifts in service to our broader community. It takes the individual

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos As we celebrate our annual Blessing of the Animals service (including leadership from our children/youth), we’ll take some time to reflect on the courage we share. In other words, the ways in which we are able to encourage one another – across species – to live life more joyfully,

Led by Jeremy Litchfield New beginnings rarely announce themselves. Sometimes the one that changes everything arrives as a small, hard choice we almost decide to skip. Jeremy Litchfield will share a story of one such choice, an unlikely friendship built across a prison wall, and what it has taught him about taking the first step

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharm Amos Beginnings can sometimes feel like they are the purview of the young — children, young lovers, those just beginning to imagine what their lives will hold. But, there is no aging out of beginning new things!  There is no “too late” to do things differently or learn something new.

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos Please join us as we celebrate Homecoming, the official start of our next church year.  In this intergenerational worship, we begin to re-weave the fabric of our community with love, creativity, and intention. See special instructions* about a re-weaving ritual that we will engage in together as a part

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos As we initiate a new theme of reflection in anticipation of beginning a new church year, we “Begin” again to think about Beginnings. What is a beginning from one perspective can be an ending from another, and life certainly seems more cyclical than linear. The question of what comes

Led by Fred Van Liew Fred Van Liew will explore with us a brief history of restorative justice, his discovery of it, and how it has impacted his life, professionally and personally. He will then offer reflections on the importance of storytelling and the core principle of deep listening. Fred Van Liew is a retired

Led by Devon Smith I’d like to share the sense of deep, spiritual connection to animals that has grown in me since I was a small child, culminating in a single, transformative incident, several years ago, with a wild bird. My hope is to invite others to reflect on their connections with the animals in

Led by Chaplain Kye Flannery In the hospital, giving is everywhere. People give encouragement and advice, share tears and second-hand books. Somehow giving is a kind of invention when reality has grown thin. What is it about giving that transforms? Kye Flannery is a humanist celebrant and board-certified chaplain, a lover of poems and old

Led by Grace Lewis-McLaren One who is privileged with a long life gathers many stories. Training in music and seminary gave me opportunities to create songs and liturgies as well. This Sunday service is my opportunity to share a few of my songs and stories with you. The stars? You’ll need to be here to