Tune In, Tune Up: The hymn writer asks us to let “that Fount of Every Blessing tune our hearts…” with Rev. Janet Newton It’s an active, if subtle, invitation for us to stay engaged, stay present, listen with care and responsiveness to the voices and hearts around us. For many of us in recent years, … Continue reading Tune In, Tune Up: The hymn writer asks us to let “that Fount of Every Blessing tune our hearts…” with Rev. Janet Newton

March Worship Theme: Transformation The history of humankind is full of examples of one culture or nation aiming to transform…other cultures or nations. Why would we bother engaging in the kind of self-examination that could produce radical transformation from within when it’s easier (and significantly more lucrative) to force change upon others? Upon the cultures … Continue reading Fixing What’s Ours to Fix: Accountability in Transformation with Rev. Janet Newton

When We Belong to One Another: Healing, Wholeness, Holiness, and Love with Rev. Janet Newton According to Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That may hold true in the realm of physics, but in human relationships the law seems inverted: our interactions with others often generate responses … Continue reading When We Belong to One Another: Healing, Wholeness, Holiness, and Love with Rev. Janet Newton

Join us on Sunday, December 10th at 6 pm for our annual Candlelight Service at Stevens Chapel.  The service will be in person and streamed on Zoom. Oh come, all who have been yearning for the joy and magic of our annual Candlelight Service! We’ll seek warmth and solace, tell stories of wonder and mystery, … Continue reading A Candlelight Service of Mystery and Celebration

Join us for a service that explores what it might mean to ourselves with care when our souls, or spirits, or minds, or bodies — or, indeed, all of those — feel ragged from our encounters with the world. Can we care better for one another? Can we care better for ourselves? What connections might … Continue reading Care and Repair of the Soul with Reverend Janet Newton

“Welcome to the Season of Saunter” with Rev. Janet Newton As we embark on another school and church year and say goodbye to the Island summer, may we welcome into our bodies and community the gifts of slowing down, breathing deep, and sauntering slowly forward into the beautiful unknown. UUSMV OOS for September 10, 2023

Prisms of Love: Since before recorded history, human beings have been trying to understand the threads that stitch together love, justice, power, and forgiveness. From rappers and pop-song-writers to famous novelists; ancient philosophers to theologians across the religious spectrum — layers upon layers of refracting colors, each seeking truth. The mystics proclaim: will we ever … Continue reading “Activating Prisms of Love” with Rev. Janet Newton

This Sunday we find ourselves pushed into reckoning. Reckoning on a national level as we work to keep our energies focused on exposing and responding to injustice. And reckoning on a community level as we struggle through the impact and grief that accompany love and loss. All of this reckoning points us toward a potent … Continue reading The Exponential Power of Love and Justice with Rev. Janet Newton

Sunday, December 18 at 5 pm Our Candlelight Service with our choir led by Peter Boak Candlelight Service for December 18. 2022