Times of Fasting Times of Plenty
May 24th this year is Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. As we continue with this pandemic period, let’s explore what it means to be a community in times of feast and in times … read more.
Speaker: Rev. Amy Petrie Shaw
Changing Horses in the Middle of the Stream
10 am on Zoom
Everyone deals differently with profound crisis, but one constant is change. Under pressure, some people lose whatever faith they had. Other people find strength in beliefs they never previously explored. Some find mental stances and … read more.
On the Third Day: An Easter Service
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10 am on Zoom
Join Rev. Amy Petrie Shaw and First Unitarian Church Des Moines Iowa for this traditional Easter service. Alleluia, Hope for the World has risen today!
Laughter as Liberation
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10 am on Zoom
God is a comedian playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh.” ― Christopher Moore (from “Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ`s Childhood Pal). In times of stress laughter can free us. Come … read more.
Elvis Has Left the Building and I Don’t Feel So Fine Myself: Failing at Pandemic Productivity
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10 am on Zoom
With the country quarantined, stores and shops closed, and all the kids at home, now’s the time for all those big and little chores at home you’ve been avoiding, or is it? Are you … read more.
Resilience and Love in Times of Crisis
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10 am on Zoom
Come and join Rev. Amy Shaw for a service of community, support, and peace during this time of global uncertainty and fear. We are all in this together. You are not alone, so come … read more.
Tomato, Tomahtoe, Does Language Matter?
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10 am
Live-streaming on our member-only Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UCDSM
What are the Gadfly Papers, and why should you care? Are we still “the Faith of the Free”? Come and join Rev. Amy Shaw as she … read more.
“The Sermon on the Amount”
Sympathy for the Devil
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9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Heidi Levine
One of the challenges of our UU faith is that we have a hard time talking about evil. What is “evil”? Does it differ from person to person and place … read more.
Going to the Mountain: A Martin Luther King Day Service
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9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Lyra Halsten
“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are called to do more than … read more.
Fitting In and Standing Out
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9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Barb Martin
Who are my tribe? Who am I? Where do I fit? Who doesn’t fit? This service explores living with personal integrity in a world that wants to sort people into … read more.
Goodbyes, Hellos, and Letting Go
9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Birch Spick
What will you leave on one side of the door to the new year, and what will you carry forward? Who will you remember with love, and what will you seek to gain? Come and join us for this … read more.
“For Unto You a Child is Born”
7:00 pm
Celebrant, Heidi Levine
All are welcome for this topical Christmas Eve service. The service will begin at 7pm and will explore Christmas through a modern day justice lens. Come and join us for beautiful Christmas carols, an act of public witness, and a … read more.
Oh Night Divine
5:00 pm
Celebrant, Meg Notch
Everyone is welcome at this marvelous holiday service for all ages! Come and join in our no rehearsal pageant!
We Can Be Kind
9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Martha Sherick Shen
Are you a humanist? An atheist? Maybe and agnostic or an ethical thinker? Not sure? Then this is the service for you!
Music by the UU Singers.
Rise Up Oh Flame
9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Bill Brauch
Join us for this fun service celebrating the holidays of warmth and light in the midst of the colder half of the year!
Music by the Bell Ave. Ringers
Rise Up Singing
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9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Kellie Patterson
Join us for this fun service celebrating the holidays of warmth and light in the midst of the colder half of the year!
Music: Madeline Eckternacht will play and sing a … read more.
The People at My Table
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9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Kellie Patterson
Everyone is welcome to join us for this warm and welcoming Thanksgiving service.
Music by the UU Singers.
Seeing What is Real: Revising Gender
9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Birch Spick
Gender Identity is an often contentious topic in our country today. Come and explore the expanding ideas of what gender is and how it is lived in the world. Let’s spend some time today talking about gender, gender … read more.
Diwali and the Light Inside
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9:15 am and 11 am
Celebrant, Meg Notch
Join us for Diwali; India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside … read more.