Sunday Mornings at Cedars

Rev. Bruce Bode, Guest Minister

Johanna Munson, Worship Associate

As we embark upon 2026, we will explore how to step into the new year through Robert Frost’s familiar poem “The Road Not Taken,” which – hint, hint! – is not titled “The Road Less Traveled By.”

Bruce A. Bode is Minister Emeritus at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (QUUF) in Port Townsend, Washington, from which he retired in 2018 as the Senior Minis...

Rev. Bill Comfort, Guest Minister

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

In the book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, Max lets his primal nature loose upon the jungle of his imagination. We will explore the wild nature within each of us. How does your wild nature work for the benefit or detriment of your life? 



Rev. Bill Comfort is a sort of retired UCC Pastor. He works part-time as an Inner Well-being and Spirit...

Kathryn LaFond, Guest Speaker

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

Featuring music by cellist Gretchen Yanover

Find more of her music at https://gretchenyanover.com

In order to create the vision of a more fair and equitable world we must first renew our sacred relationship with what has been invisible for far too long. Releasing the ideology of human supremacy is a critical starting point. But can we embrace with humility what is ne...

Rev. Barbara Gilday, Guest Minister

Gregory Cook, Worship Associate

It feels like the world, our world, is going to hell in a handbasket, as my grandmother would say. And it is, but the pendulum is starting to swing. In our lives, in our country, in our world, we can still lift up our heads and hearts, and reach out to be a clear light for others and Be Thankful – and mean it!



Rev. Barbara Gilday came to professional ministry in ...

Reverend Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister

Gregory Cook, Worship Associate

David Thomas, Worship Associate

At this time of year All Souls Day and the Day of the Dead provide ritual and ceremony that help us reflect on the gifts given to us by our loved ones who have passed on. Join us for this service of memory that includes building a communal altar to honor those whose inspirations and influence we still carry with us. You are enc...

Nancy Reid-McKee, Guest Minister

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

After 50 years of throwing clay on a pottery wheel I have learned how art can be a practice of meditation and grounding, and I have learned to let go of perfection. One of the most important lessons has been the beauty found in our flawed and broken pieces.

Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee was the minister at Northlake UU Congregation in Kirkland, WA until she retired last ...

Reverend Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

Liz Motter, Worship Associate

Historically, Unitarian Universalists and Cedars UU Church have been passionate about issues of Social Justice.

Join the members of the Social Action Committee to hear each individual share their passion for their "branch" of Social Action focus for this church year. We will break into small groups by topic and have mean...

Rev. Michael Walker, Guest Minister

Gregory Cook, Worship Associate

Intentions speak of our values and where we wish to put our energy and efforts. A Buddhist teaching about namasté is that we recognize the worthiness in others, very much in alignment with our UU principles, such as when we say we respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person. That is sometimes a challenge -- not every person we come in contact with always s...

Mary Lou Sanelli, Guest Speaker

Johanna Munson, Worship Associate

Sanelli discusses her life and work as a writer. "Sanelli's writing is a fine mixture of literary nonfiction and memoir that often, and honestly, examines the act of writing itself." -The Stranger, Seattle.

Mary Lou Sanelli is the author of fourteen titles of nonfiction, fiction, memoir, poetry, and a children's title. Her newest, In So Many Wo...

Rev. Barbara Cornell, Guest Minister

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

The common understanding of mistakes is we'd rather not make them or that we are wrong or bad when we make them. How we respond after making a mistake is the story of our lives. Let's think about this together.

Rev. Barbara Cornell has been a hospital chaplain for 15 years. She and her husband Dane are proud parents of two adult children, Katie and Wi...

Rev. Jennifer Alviar, Guest Minister

Johanna Munson, Worship Associate

In our global society of multiple faith traditions and diverse spiritual practices, what does the word “faith” really mean? Does one have to accept a particular belief system in order to belong to a community of faith? Or could we revision faith as a vibrant way of life that keeps us morally grounded, yet also open and adaptable to the changing world around us...

Rev. Barry Andrews, Guest Minister

Gregory Cook, Worship Associate

As another Labor Day approaches, America’s workers are anxious about their future. Government firings, robots and A.I. replacing humans, paychecks not keeping up with the cost of food and rents, these leave workers feeling unappreciated as well as pessimistic. Let’s reflect on the virtues of work and the role it plays in the cultivation of the soul.

Rev. Dr. Ba...

Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

Come and discern what it means for us to protest and otherwise speak out during these politically challenging times. Learn to increase your inner strength by practicing freedom, together.

Reverend Margo Rinehart is our minister at Cedars UU Congregation. She has been a Kitsap County resident for over 20 years before recently finishing a ministry in Bozeman, M...

Rev. Kate Lore, Guest Minister

Johanna Munson, Worship Associate

We are living in the pause between stories. The familiar expectations no longer hold. The new ones are not yet formed. This is the threshold: not a place of clarity, but of courage.

Kate Lore is a recently retired UU minister who currently lives in Battle Ground, WA. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Minister at the Port Townsend congregation and as the Soc...

Kathryn LaFond, Guest Speaker

Nancy Philip, Worship Associate

Given what we are facing on a collective level in the USA, I find it helpful to explore what sustained the religious freedom fighters of our past. Dorothy Day said, “The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart…” Frederick Douglas reminded us, “Power concedes nothing without demand." What are our hearts demanding?

Kathryn La...

Rev. Margo Rinehart, Cedars Minister

Johanna Munson, Worship Associate

This service explores the religious and spiritual beliefs of Albert Einstein and his beliefs about the relationship between science and religion. In Einstein's own words, "I am not an atheist...I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human bei...