“We are being conditioned to shut down—slowly, steadily, and almost imperceptibly. The barrage of cruelty, confusion, spectacle, and spin has a cumulative effect. It wears on our capacity to feel, to care, to respond with presence rather than reflex. We are being trained, through repetition, to expect harm, and then...

With laws restricting abortion rights and transgender medical restrictions, we might ask: to whom/what do our bodies belong? Rev. Tom will share some thoughts and theologies about this.

Welcome, safety, and belonging ask three central questions about relationships.  When someone comes into our lives or into our congregation:  Does he/she/they feel welcomed?  Does he/she/they feel safe with us?  Does he/she/they feel that there is a place for them in our lives?

Do we live in a gender binary or gender nonbinary/fluid world? And if we believe that nonbinary is a more authentic way to consider gender, then what happens to masculinity and femininity?

Nationally acclaimed activist folk duo Emma’s Revolution brings their award-winning music of social justice, peace, and human rights to UUFVB for a special Sunday service. We Are The Power weaves music and message into an uplifting experience that inspires connection and energizes the spirit.

Work, whether we are talking about a paid job or volunteering, is often approached as just something that needs to be done—a task to perform. Rev. Tom wonders if it matters how you approach work. Could work be more than just a task? Perhaps it might be a way of...