Rooted and Rising
Gratitude as Resistance
What would it mean to let gratitude shape my resistance, my healing, and my hope?
In 2025-2026, our work together will be guided by the central theme: “Rooted & Rising: Faith for a Changing World.” Recognizing we are in a time of deep transformation - spiritually, socially, and environmentally - our monthly themes will offer grounding, inspiration, and pathways for action. Each theme is accompanied by worship materials including fully prepared and scripted orders of service, new music, and children & youth activities, - created by and for Unitarian Universalists across traditions, cultures, and contexts.
- September: Rooted in Covenant
- We begin the year grounded in covenant - the sacred promises that hold us together in community. In a world fraying from isolation and division, covenant invites us to belong, to be accountable, and to begin again in love.
- October: Faith in Uncertainty
- Faith is not the absence of doubt, but the courage to move through uncertainty with trust. As the world shifts around us, we ask what anchors us - and what we’re willing to let go of in order to grow.
- November: Gratitude as Resistance
- In the face of injustice, grief, and scarcity, authentic gratitude becomes a radical act. It is not passive optimism, but a practice that grounds us in joy, resilience, and connection.
- December: Mystery and Magic
- This season invites us into the deep, often wordless truths of life - the wonder, the mystery, the moments of unexpected grace. Magic may not be supernatural; it may simply be the sacred revealed in the ordinary.
- January: The Sacred Work of Repair
- We begin the new year with a call to repair what has been broken: in ourselves, our relationships, and the world. True repair requires truth-telling, accountability, and a willingness to begin again.
- February: Courageous Love
- Love - real, transformative love - asks more of us than sentiment. It asks us to risk, to act, to speak truth even when it’s hard. In a world that often fears difference, love dares to cross every boundary.
- March: Liberating Our Theologies
- Our beliefs shape how we show up in the world. This month, we reflect on which theologies liberate - and which confine. Unitarian Universalism invites ongoing revelation and the freedom to imagine anew.
- April: Nourishing Hope
- Hope is not wishful thinking - it is a practice we cultivate, especially in hard times. To nourish hope is to invest in possibility, to tend to joy, and to believe that something better is still possible.
- May: Interdependence in Action
- We affirm that we are all connected - but how do we live that truth in concrete ways? This month challenges us to move beyond words into mutual care, justice-making, and shared liberation.
- June: Beauty, Complexity, and Power
- We conclude the year by celebrating the richness of who we are: diverse, dynamic, and powerful. Beauty is not about perfection - it is the harmony and tension of complexity embraced with courage.
Gratitude as Resistance
What would it mean to let gratitude shape my resistance, my healing, and my hope?
Faith In Uncertainty
Where am I clinging to certainty - and what might open if I allowed myself to live more fully in the unknown?
Rooted in Covenant
What promises shape my life - and how am I being called to return to them with integrity and care?