This week we will be visiting the River Road Unitarian Church via YouTube. The service is “The Better Part of Faith” by the Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd, Senior Minister. “Author Samuel Wells recently wrote, ‘it’s possible to stop believing, but we can’t live without trust.’ If the better part of faith is trust, how can … Continued

This week we will be visiting the UU congregation of Sterling, VA via YouTube. Join us at the Church of the Ascension to watch together and catch up afterward. If you can’t make it in, please join us on the UUFSM zoom link below. The sermon is titled “Love in the Public Sphere.” We will … Continued

This Sunday, our own Jackie Triplett leads the service. Her message is titled “Wade in the Water.” If you can’t make it in this week, please join us by Zoom at the link below: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92562898271 Meeting ID: 925 6289 8271 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,92562898271# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,92562898271# US Meeting ID: 925 6289 … Continued

This Sunday, our own Dr. Judy Osborn leads the service. Her message is titled “COVID and Manifestations of Love.” If you can’t make it in this week, please join us by Zoom at the link below: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92562898271 Meeting ID: 925 6289 8271 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,92562898271# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,92562898271# US Meeting ID: … Continued

For this Service, Nancy Gould will lead a Tu B’shvat seder in the Fellowship Hall at the Church of the Ascension to celebrate the Jewish “birthday of the trees!” The members of UUFSM will enjoy this earth-based tradition in person for a socially-distanced ritual “meal” (snack), or if you would prefer to participate from home … Continued

This week we will be visiting the UU Williamsburg service. Join us at the Church of the Ascension to watch together and catch up afterward. If you can’t make it in, please join us on the UUFSM zoom link below. UU Williamsburg uses Zoom and also a live YouTube broadcast, and posts its order of … Continued

This week Jackie Triplett will lead a service entitled, “ Leaning Into Our Faith: The Journey Toward an 8th Principle,” with thoughtful consideration and discussion about what Unitarian Universalism is now, and what it could become. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92562898271 Meeting ID: 925 6289 8271 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,92562898271# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,92562898271# US Meeting ID: … Continued

This week Katy Boyd will lead a service for Martin Luther King Day, drawn from the “Soul Matters” curricula. The sermon, from the Rev. Mark Ward, is entitled “King the Radical.” Please join us at the Church of the Ascension. If you can’t make it in, please join us at the link below for the … Continued

This week we will be visiting the UU Church of the South Hill in Pittsburgh PA. The Sermon is a reflection on why it is important for religious liberals to study the bible. Hint: it’s not just fodder to use against the fundamentalists. It has to do with being both rooted and open. Aware of … Continued

This week we will be visiting the UU church in Blacksburg VA, which is using the worship package “Soul Matters”, to which we recently subscribed. As we are not able to share our screen for a zoom link, please watch the service with us at the Church of the Ascension. If you can’t make it … Continued