Archives: Services

Rhythms of Community

In-Person in the sanctuary AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF Order of Service On appreciating the rhythms of repeating cycles in our lives, while remaining open to freshness and change. More details

Sanctuary vs Fortress

In-Person in the sanctuary AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF Order of Service Vulnerability has its pros and cons. Boundaries have their pros and cons. Sanctuary, which is essential, can have a shadow side. More details

Finding and Offering Sanctuary

In-Person in the sanctuary AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF Order of Service When serenity and balance are elusive, sanctuary offered can be sanctuary found. More details

Monthly Taizé Service

In person in the sanctuary, AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF Taizé services originated in the monastic community in Taizé, France in the 1940s. At BUF, we have created our own UU-style Taizé service that draws from one of our sources — direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder.

Mortality, Nostalgia, and Honor

In-Person in the sanctuary AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF Order of Service Reflections on those who died in 2023: the famous, infamous, and those too easily forgotten who have colored my world, and BUF-sters, colleagues, and animal companions. Reflections, too, on reflecting, nostalgia, and self-awareness. More details

You Don’t Have To Be Good ֍ [T/A]

Often in our culture we’re told that doing good should require heroic sacrifice, and giving should hurt. What if that’s not true? What if the line between altruism and hedonism is finer than we thought? Sermon Text Service Audio