The older we get, the more mistakes we make. Why is it so hard to own up to them? Sometimes we need to think outside the box, and dare to be stupid, as a wise Californian once said. (Actually, he said it hundreds of times.) This service will be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. … Continue reading To Err is Human

Join us as we celebrate poetry and the human feelings it evokes. Bring your own (short!) poem, read one by somebody else, or suggest something for others to recite. This service will be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. However many of us are together in the sanctuary, you can definitely find us at First … Continue reading Annual Poetry Month Service

We’ll gather together (in-person and online) and talk about the transition from 2022 to 2023. Alas, we will NOT have a pancake breakfast, due to the COVID “yellow” status of our home county. This service will likely be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. However many of us are together in the sanctuary, you can … Continue reading What’s New

Autumn brings many changes — elections, beginning of the school year, leaves falling, different flavors and scents on the air. Its waning days herald the start of the much-splashier Holiday Season. We’ll pay tribute to James Whitcomb Riley’s classic fall poem, with special music from Lynn McDonald and Allen deSomer This service will likely be … Continue reading Frost on the Pumpkin

Florence leads us in a repeat performance of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Elephant’s Child,” as adapted by Chuck Leone (who presented it approximately two+ decades ago). This service will likely be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. However many of us are together in the sanctuary, you can definitely find us at First Zuumitarian: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/4774349822

It’s April, and time to celebrate National Poetry Month. Bring a poem if you’d like to share it. It can be your own, or one that speaks for, to, or about you. It can be deep, silly, short or a few minutes long, or even the lyrics of your favorite song. This service will likely … Continue reading Annual Poetry Service

Few things worth creating are the work of one person alone. In this country we value individualism, but what seems like one person’s accomplishment can be much more that that. Sometimes, when you’ve felt alone in the world, it was doing something with others, for a greater goal, that made all the difference. This service … Continue reading All Together Now

Submit a poem, recite a poem, or just bask in the poetic glory as shared by others.

We all have different ways of interpreting the world, and communicating with others. But not all our messages get through. What gets in the way? How can we clear the path to get along better with those we love and those with whom we disagree?