The Inflection Point of Inspiration

George Pinney, Broadway director, choreographer, composer

Liminal Spaces – the Challenge and Opportunity

Reverend Rich Hayes

One Step at a Time

Reverend Rich Hayes

Apocalypse, Pinocchio and Confucius

Peggy Taylor, Lay Leader

Moment to Moment

Reverend Rich Hayes

Return of the Light

Alexander Herrmann, lay leader

Scrooge

A one-woman recreation by Diedre Bollinger

That’s My Secret

Alexander Herrmann lets us in

What lifts your spirits?

Circle Sunday, led by Rachel Schwartz

The Ripple Effect (of You)

Reverend Rich Hayes

Witchcraft in Our Lives

Danielle Munn, owner of Witch Slapped on North Street in Pittsfield, joins us to talk about how we all incorporate elements of witchcraft into our everyday lives!

What Can You Be When You’re Not What You Used to Be?

Reverend Rich Hayes

The Promise of UUism

Peggy Taylor, Lay Leader

Welcome Home!

Peggy Taylor and Carol Moak host the service, and we add to the salad as we share a memory from summer, and watch our bowl fill with stories, greens and ingredients.  Chickpeas, carrots, scallions, fresh peas and herbs are all welcome.  After the service we sit together and eat this wonderful melange and get caught up on our summer’s adventures.

Saying “No” to Good Things

Bob Shepherd, congregation lay leader, suggests putting aside doing good things in favor of doing great things.

What’s in a Comedy?

Alexander “Sascz” Herrmann, UUCP President

The Living Web: Interconnectedness, Interdependence, and Community

UUCP member Rachel O. Schwartz offers an outline for fostering greater cooperation with those around us

Music in my Life

Sheila McKenna, a talented soprano in our midst shares highlights of a remarkable career in music

Berkshire Amistad

Member Eddie O’Toole speaks about his work with Berkshire Amistad, and the years of work with his family in Honduras in the establishment of a school and community center, as well as his continued work bringing needed items to Honduras.

Circle Sunday

Peggy Taylor: When was your heart blown open by Beauty? What is that ‘something beautiful’ that you carry in your mind?

“Remembering November”

A short story written and read by member Simon Cole

“Why I’m So Passionate About the Dollhaus”

Rachel O. Schwartz

“Dying to (K)no(w)”

Reverend Rich Hayes

“The Return of Light”

Sheila McKenna, congregation lay leader

“As To The Nature of Truth”

A Reading From Theologian and Novelist, Frederick Buechner

Peggy Taylor, congregation lay leader

“Forty Acres and a Goat: Musing from Civil
Rights Activist, Rev. Will Campbell.”

Peggy Taylor, congregation lay leader

The Poison Pill

Reverend Rich Hayes

Mystics on the Kitchen Line — Reflections on the Third Principle

Simon Cole, member and resident philosopher

“All About Love”

Circle Sunday with Peggy Taylor

The Second UU Principle: Justice, Equity and Compassion in Human Relationships

Melissa Quirk, as read by Alexander Herrmann

What are You Hanging Onto?

Reverend Rich Hayes

The First UU Principle: Dignity and Worth

Alexander Herrmann, UUCP President

Jupiter Rises Over the Fields of Mars

A short story by member Simon Cole

Be Yourself – Everybody Else is Taken

Reverend Rich Hayes

The Spirituality of Imperfection

Reverend Rich Hayes

Celebrating Samhain with Creatures, Ghouls and Saints

Peggy Taylor presents a service about Pagan customs of Halloween and honoring our ancestors.

The Princess and the Dragon

Katherine Wedderburn, Congregation member

Meditation and You

Reverend Eric Wasileski, Congregation member

What do You Reflect?

Reverend Rich Hayes

UU and You

Rev. Eric Wasileski, congregation member

Water Communion Ingathering

Amanda Bowers & Rev. Rich Hayes

How to be a Good (Dance) Partner

Member and dance instructor Kathryn Wedderburn helps us to see the many parallels between dancing and real life.

Back to School: Reflections of a Teacher in August

It’s that time of year again when teachers prep lessons, design classrooms, research best practices, and get their websites up to date. Melissa Quirk will share original poetry from the perspective of a teacher preparing for a new year. You can read some of Melissa’s writings here.

Zenida

A Latin American song, translated and presented as a poem by member Gonzalo Bermudez. Musical interludes by our resident pianist Karèn Tchougurian.