November Services Theme: GRACE

Date: November 3, 2024

Topic: Messages Found in Trees

Speaker: Rev. Alexa Fraser

This month’s theme is grace. Trees ground Rev Alexa Fraser, our guest speaker on Nov 3 and their grace abounds. She listens attentively to their messages in all their seasons and life stages. Rev. Alexa grew up in a small woods in Washington DC, and forest walks were a regular part of her childhood. We know the joy of, lessons of, and deep roots of trees. Let us celebrate the stable and the transitory in one of our most obvious natural companions.

Date: November 10, 2024

Topic: What’s Next?

Speaker: Rev. Kimberley Debus

The election is over – but the work has just begun. We will explore what the results mean for us and our work in the world.

Date: November 17, 2024

Topic: Grace Happens

Speaker: Rev. Lora Powell-Haney

UU Minister, the Rev. Dr. Fred Muir wrote about grace that it just… happens and it is our task to be open, aware, ready, to receive it. Theologian Henri Nouwen thought that “everything is grace!” We’ll explore grace, gratitude, silence, and contemplation at a moment when the world needs unearned gifts.

Date: November 24, 2024

Topic: Always Room for One More (Thanksgiving)

Speaker: Rev. Kimberley Debus

In this celebration of Thanksgiving, we will consider what it means to be open and welcoming, and how we extend grace in our congregation, in our community, in the nation, and the world. We will celebrate with cornbread and cider.