Services

Our summer service schedule is in effect from June 22 through September 7, with one service at 10:00am.
There will be a children’s program available at each service.

Sunday services are at 9:15am and 11:00am. During the summer there is a single Sunday service at 10:00am. Services last for about one hour; dress is casual and children are welcome.

Handicapped parking is available in front of the church and our facility is generally wheelchair accessible with large print hymnals and hearing aids available as needed.

All services are followed by a coffee hour so we can meet more informally. If you visit us, please make yourself known so we may welcome you properly and get to know you. We have several programs to help newcomers and prospective members learn more about Unitarian Universalism and UUCWC.

Upcoming Services

August 24: “Where Spirituality and Religion Meet”
Rev. Charles Stephens
There are many people who feel that they are not religious but that they are spiritual. There are those who want more spirituality in their lives but they are not sure what exactly the word spirituality means.

August 31: “A Meditation Sampler”
Russell McTague
Gather for a service OF meditation, not ABOUT meditation. Be together with others to experience a few samples of different types of meditation. Know that meditation is a state we enter, not a technique we do. Techniques are secondary to cultivating a state of calm attention. In that state, we become subtler, we begin to notice subtler aspects of reality and we increase awareness of self, others and all of life.

September 7: “Gathering of the Water Ceremony”
Rev. Charles Stephens
This is an intergenerational service of worship when we all gather to celebrate being together at the start of the fall season. Join in our celebration when we bring our various vials of water from the summer months to share in a common bowl symbolizing our community of faith. Summer is a time when many of us renew our ties with the natural world. We may have found personal meaning in the water of the Delaware River, a lake or stream in a distant land, in our backyards, a pet’s bowl or from the tap in our home.

  • “Welcome Back Picnic” immediately following the service. On church grounds, weather permitting, or in the Crossings Room in the case of inclement weather.

September 14: “The Significant Religious Contribution of Unitarian Universalism”
Rev. Charles Stephens
Whenever asked, “What is my religion?” I can whole heartedly say Unitarian Universalism. So, what do we as UUs, and more specifically as the UU Church at Washington Crossing, have to offer our members, friends and the larger community?

  • The two-service schedule resumes - 9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
  • This is a scheduled Child Dedication Sunday. If you are interested in having a Child Dedication Service for you child, please call the office or speak to Rev. Stephens.

September 21: “Are You a Cultural Creative? If So, What are the Implications?”
Rev. Charles Stephens
This summer I collaborated with Paul Ray, the author of the book, The Cultural Creatives, UUA President Bill Sinkford, and others in a seminar that explored how 50 million people are changing the world, including religion.

September 28: United Nations Sunday
“Change the World Before Those Other Guys Do”
Bruce F. Knotts, Executive Director, Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office
Many other faith traditions required their adherents to convert the world as an article of faith. As UUs, we fortunately don’t have those heavenly instructions, but we are nevertheless required to change the world, because if we don’t, those other guys will and we won’t like their renovations. Bruce Knotts, Executive Director of the UU Office at the United Nations, will discuss the global-changing efforts of the UU UNO and how all UUs can be involved to ensure we have a world where we can live in peace, justice and compassion.

Summer Services

Our summer program is special: Lay leaders and other members of the church prepare worship services based on many themes, all rooted in one or more of the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism. Collectively, these services reveal the diversity of belief and the many dimensions of spirituality within our congregation - and therein lies the beauty of the program.

Summer sermons will be presented in church through August 31, 2008, and posted here as they become available. The links below offer a sampling of sermons from our summer services.

The Various Paths of Human Love
The Message of Happy Feet for UUs
The Underbelly of Paradise