Join long time member Roy Sumner as he shares what successful welcoming looks like. Also hear of Roy’s recent experience serving as a Board Trustee. Music by John West. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)

In late September, 1770, an English ship bound for New York, carrying a broken and dejected Universalist preacher, ran aground on the New Jersey shore. A local farmer invited that preacher to dinner. Rev. Sarah will tell the story of Universalism’s unlikely beginnings in the U.S., and trace the importance of that maritime mishap more than 250 years ago to our midwestern Unitarian Universalist congregation today. Music by Stephanie Reece. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)

Our joyous annual celebration of the new congregational year, featuring the Water Communion ceremony. Every person/family contributes a small amount of water, naming its source and the spirit with which it is added to the common bowl. Music by Maki Ito Pardieck and CUF choir. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)

Traditionally, a “matin” is a service of song and prayer. It has also been used to refer to the morning song of birds. Our version of a matin is a service of music, reflection, and blessings. Join us for meditations and music on The Gift of Welcome, our theme for September. Music by Pat York. (Services are in person and on Zoom.)