Sunday Worship Services
From May 28 through September 3 there is just one service each Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday worship at Unity Church is a cornerstone of our religious community. It is where we envision and create a new reality for a better world and it allows us to come together for community and deepen our individual spirit. Multigenerational Sunday services are held in-person in the Sanctuary at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. and via livestream at 9:00 a.m. Services are led by ministers, worship associates, and our music ministry.
In the Parish Hall after both services you are invited to peruse information about upcoming opportunities and events at Unity Church. The Bookstall will also be open and the Congregational Care table will have cards for you to send to those mentioned in the embracing meditation. Unity's Anderson Library and Children's Library are also open every Sunday.
If you are joining us virtually for services, please stop by for a visit at Zoom coffee hour, a time of informal conversation with church members and friends. Please email Laura Park at laura@unityunitarian.org for the link to join each Sunday when the service livestream ends.
In the Parish Hall after both services you are invited to peruse information about upcoming opportunities and events at Unity Church. The Bookstall will also be open and the Congregational Care table will have cards for you to send to those mentioned in the embracing meditation. Unity's Anderson Library and Children's Library are also open every Sunday.
If you are joining us virtually for services, please stop by for a visit at Zoom coffee hour, a time of informal conversation with church members and friends. Please email Laura Park at laura@unityunitarian.org for the link to join each Sunday when the service livestream ends.
On Sunday join us for Finding Yourself at Unity, a weekly way for newcomers to connect and learn about Unity Church and Unitarian Universalism.
Past services and sermons are available on our sermon webpage and YouTube channel, in our podcast archive, and by contacting the church office at unity@unityunitarian.org.
Finding Joy Amidst the Noise • Sunday, June 4 • 10:00 a.m.
Livestream • Order of Worship • This Week at Unity
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz | Lorelee Wederstrom, worship associate
Ruth Palmer, Director of Music Ministries Emerita
Every day brings the news of the latest catastrophe. Another mass shooting. Another insult to the fragile fabric of democracy. Each day we must decide what we choose to listen to and how it will challenge us and change us. This sermon kicks off our final monthly theme of the church year as we reflect on the life-giving role of joy in our lives and how we can learn to practice it on a daily basis. Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of Unity's Gun Sense Community Outreach Ministry Team
Ruth Palmer, Director of Music Ministries Emerita
Every day brings the news of the latest catastrophe. Another mass shooting. Another insult to the fragile fabric of democracy. Each day we must decide what we choose to listen to and how it will challenge us and change us. This sermon kicks off our final monthly theme of the church year as we reflect on the life-giving role of joy in our lives and how we can learn to practice it on a daily basis. Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of Unity's Gun Sense Community Outreach Ministry Team
Trans | Forming | Lives • Sunday, June 11 • 10:00 a.m.
Livestream • Order of Worship • This Week at Unity
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz | Carol Mahnke, worship associate
There is a concerted effort among many states to deny life-giving treatment to trans and gender non-confirming persons, particularly targeting children and their families. What we don’t hear enough about is the ways in which naming and claiming one’s identity — even as that identity may shift and change over the course of a lifetime — is a powerful assertion of living a life of integrity, service and joy. Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of Transforming Families.
There is a concerted effort among many states to deny life-giving treatment to trans and gender non-confirming persons, particularly targeting children and their families. What we don’t hear enough about is the ways in which naming and claiming one’s identity — even as that identity may shift and change over the course of a lifetime — is a powerful assertion of living a life of integrity, service and joy. Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of Transforming Families.
More Joy, Less Shame • Sunday, June 18 • 10:00 a.m.
Livestream • Order of Worship • This Week at Unity
Rev. Kathleen Rolenz | Peggy Lin, worship associate
When you think about your own engagement with antiracism and anti-oppression work, what’s the first feeling that arises? For some of us, there is a constant drumbeat of shame that accompanies the feeling of never doing enough. How might we increase our shame resilience so that we don’t get stuck in the shame that immobilizes us from finding joy in the work? Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of The Circle of Peace Movement.
When you think about your own engagement with antiracism and anti-oppression work, what’s the first feeling that arises? For some of us, there is a constant drumbeat of shame that accompanies the feeling of never doing enough. How might we increase our shame resilience so that we don’t get stuck in the shame that immobilizes us from finding joy in the work? Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of The Circle of Peace Movement.
Ever Willing: Becoming the People Our World Needs • Sunday, June 25 • 10:00 a.m.
General Assembly Sunday Worship Service
Livestream
Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Senior Minister of the First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI
Livestreamed from UUA General Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA
This Sunday, we’re going to try something completely different! Beginning at 9:00, you are invited to a continental breakfast, prepared by Tom Zell and other volunteers. Then, in Parish Hall, we will livestream the 10:00 a.m. General Assembly Sunday morning worship service. The preacher is Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti and the worship service often features some of UU’s best and brightest liturgists and musicians. For those who can stay afterwards, we’ll have a discussion about the election of a new president, the vote around Article II, and anything else that’s on your mind! Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of Giving Voice Initiative.
Livestreamed from UUA General Assembly, Pittsburgh, PA
This Sunday, we’re going to try something completely different! Beginning at 9:00, you are invited to a continental breakfast, prepared by Tom Zell and other volunteers. Then, in Parish Hall, we will livestream the 10:00 a.m. General Assembly Sunday morning worship service. The preacher is Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti and the worship service often features some of UU’s best and brightest liturgists and musicians. For those who can stay afterwards, we’ll have a discussion about the election of a new president, the vote around Article II, and anything else that’s on your mind! Make a donation to our Sunday offering in support of Giving Voice Initiative.