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Our March worship theme is: Hope is a verb! We will explore ways that hope invites us to action, creativity, and transformation, and is in turn born out of all these things.
Sunday, March 29, at 10am
On Loneliness
Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger
America is by many measures a lonely country these days. Our former Surgeon General even spoke of a loneliness epidemic. People experience the challenge of loneliness in different ways at different ages and stages of life. How can people recognize the signs of growing loneliness and take steps to address it, and how can we help build opportunities for connection? This Sunday the choir will sing “No One is Alone” and “Stand by Me.” We will also honor Transgender Day of Visibility, which is March 31.
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Past Services
2025–2026: The overarching theme for this worship year is “Hope.”
March 2026
“Hope is a verb!”
- Sun. Mar. 29: On Loneliness (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Mar. 22: It Matters What We Do: All Ages Service (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Mar. 15: Tea Parties and Mud Ball: Stewardship Sunday Service (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Mar. 8: International Women’s Day Service: Hope Is Not a Lottery Ticket (Eileen Campbell, International Justice Mission)
- Sun. Mar. 1: Call and Response: Process Theology, Hope, and One Tiny Barking Dog (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
February 2026
“Hope is about winning the imagination battle.”
- Sun. Feb. 22: Awe and Everyday Wonder (Rev. Jo Murphy, Executive Director, UU Mass Action)
- Sun. Feb. 15: Minneapolis, Part Two (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Feb. 8: Making Our Dreams a Reality (Worship Team)
- Sun. Feb. 1: Give Them Not Hell, But Hope (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
January 2026
“Hope is a leap into the unknown.”
- Sun. Jan. 25: On Lowering the Temperature (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Jan. 18: To the Light of Human Conscience (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Jan. 11: My Phone, My Frenemy (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Jan. 4: A Vision for the New Year (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
December 2025
“Hope is a gift.”
- Sun. Dec. 28: Make Space for Hope – Burning Bowl (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Christmas Eve: Family Service (3:30pm), Traditional Service (8:00pm)
- Sun. Dec. 21: As We Await the Dawn (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Dec. 14: Regifting Hope (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Dec. 7: A Mixed Bag (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
November 2025
“Hope looks like not giving up.”
- Sun. Nov. 30: On Heritage Americans (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Nov. 23: Wonderful World (Worship Team)
- Sun. Nov. 16: Try Everything (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Nov. 9: One Last Sermon (Rev. Bill Schulz)
- Sun. Nov. 2: We Shall Not Be Moved (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
October 2025
“Hope is knowing you are enough.”
- Sun. Oct. 26: Ancestors Memorial Service (Worship Team)
- Sun. Oct. 19: What Is Too Much? (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Oct. 12: All That Can Be Saved (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Oct. 5: Enough and Never Enough (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
September 2025
“Hope is openness.”
- Sun. Sept. 28: Facing Ourselves, Open To Change (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Sept. 21: Hope Looks Like Welcome (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Sept. 14: A Meditation on Hope (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Sept. 7: Ingathering