Speaker: Rev. Paul Beckel

Liberation and Christian Ideals

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service On this MLK weekend, let’s consider the Christian spirit with which Dr. King led the civil rights movement — a liberatory Christianity rooted in inclusion and respect for the dignity of all people. More details

What Gives You Hope?

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service We will share answers to the question, “What sustains you and gives you hope?” in the form of poetry, short stories, original art, dances and music. More details  

Christmas Eve Service

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service Our annual Christmas Eve service will include the Christmas story, thoughtful reflections, choral, carols and other music, darkness and, of course, candles. A special collection for the Interfaith Coalition will be received. Invite your friends and family! More details.  

Wonder in the Natural World

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service We celebrate the wonders of the earth and skies; the dark and the light; sun, moon, shadows, cycles, and mysteries. More details.  

A Ceremony of Carols

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service BUF’s annual holiday music service, featuring a forty-five voice choir and soloists singing Britten’s magnificent “Ceremony of Carols,” accompanied by Jill Whitman, WWU professor of harp. Followed by our spectacular annual BUF holiday potluck lunch! More details.  

Progressive Sexuality Education

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service Our Commitment to Sexual Wholeness and Education in these Times, Part Two. Speakers will include BUF members who have taught the “Our Whole Lives” sexuality education curriculum, and Jenn Mason, Bellingham school board member. More details.  

Evolving Partnerships

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service Unitarian Universalists globally are rethinking the nature of our international partnerships. To put it in a local context: is BUF’s relationship with our partner congregation in Magyarszovat lopsided/paternalistic? How might re-envisioning our collective partnerships help us to make our personal partnerships more truly mutual? … Continue reading Evolving Partnerships

‘Til All of us Arrive

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service Kristina Michele Martens, who partnered with BUF’s Black Lives Matter team to create a George Floyd Memorial in Fouts Park, will share some of the energy behind current justice initiatives in Bellingham. Note: Following the November 6 service, we will walk together to Fouts … Continue reading ‘Til All of us Arrive

Demons, and G-d with 2 Oh’s

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service Throughout time, human cultures have attempted to describe and cope with their experience of life via images and stories of gods and demons. Today we’ll consider a variety of past or existing models and reflect on which parts resonate with our own experience of … Continue reading Demons, and G-d with 2 Oh’s

Listening (Being Available for Connection)

In-Person AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620 Meeting passcode: BUF Order of Service In telling our stories we get the opportunity to be heard, to be known, to deliver first person accounts. But storytelling, as in all forms of communication, requires a listener. What kind of listener are you? More details.