Upcoming Services 

FALL 2025

September 7, 2025. “Peace Like a River”: The Annual Ingathering and Water Communion Service.”  Rev. Jess with music by Becky Verdun. This multigenerational gathering marks the start of a new congregational year. You are invited to bring a sample of water from your home or travels to add to our communal vase as we consider what this precious resource represents to each of us. 

September 14, 2025. “Love Like an Ocean.” Rev. Jess with music by Ivan Emke. In a world fraught with fear and sadness, how do we navigate with love at the center of our values?    

September 21, 2025.  “Strength Like a Mountain.”  Rev. Jess. What can we learn from the science of resiliency and the possibility of active hope?  

September 28, 2025.  Today’s service led by Erin Aspenlieder is based on Meghan O’Gieblyn’s book   God, Animal, Human, Machine:  Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning. The book explores how changing AI capabilities are introducing new questions about humanity, interconnection with other forms of life, and how ideas of god/the holy have changed with technology over time. GRU member Erin works at the University of Guelph in AI and teaching and learning.