Introducing the 2026 – 2027 Programming Theme: Finding Our Path in Uncertain Times

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A mysterious maze roughly based on the wheel of the year shape. In the heart of the maze a flaming chalice glows, signifying safety. In the style of watercolor painting. People are in the maze, trying to find their way. On the outer rim and corners surrounding the circular maze we see the four seasons.

In April, the Programming Committee finalized the annual and monthly themes for next year, starting in July. The 2026-2027 annual theme is Finding Our Path in Uncertain Times. Please find the monthly themes below and contact Elizabeth Jo if you have any questions. The sign-up sheet for service leaders is up on the bulletin board and ready to go. Please take a look and see if any of these themes inspire you. Also note, we have never been strict about adhering to themes. If you have a service idea that does not fit into a theme, that is okay!

July 2026Beyond Every DoorBeyond Every Door
August 2026Mended, Not ErasedMended, Not Erased
September 2026Teachers and ProphetsTeachers and Prophets. Julia Ward Howe, Thomas Starr King, James Reeb, Jesus, and Pema Chödrön are passing on a small glowing light on to a young person.
October 2026Healing Histories that Still HurtTwo people hold an old colonial map of the Americas. A healing glow comes from the hands as the people speak to each other.
November 2026Unexpected KinshipUnexpected kinship. Two musicians playing together. One playing in a country western style and the other in a Balinese style. Add traditional elements for each culture. The are enjoying each other's company even though they are visually different from each other.
December 2026Wintering: Rest, Release, Renewal
January 2027Staying Human in a Digital WorldStaying Human in a Digital World. A close up of an elder man and a robot enjoying playing a game of chess in a park.
February 2027Helpers and Angels
Helpers and Angels. A person in modern clothing has a nearly invisible set of angel wings and halo and is helping another person with a flat tire, on a long stretch of highway with snow on rolling hills in the background.
March 2027Doing Nothing: What Blooms in the PauseDoing Nothing What Blooms in the Pause. In the distance are snowy hills. Crocuses are emerging from snow, with one purple crocus just starting to bloom. In one corner of the scene we can also see some milkweed with one chrysalis hanging on it.
April 2027Relationship with the LandRelationship With the Land. In the gully of a mountain creek, a person with a backpack is mushroom hunting. We see a close up of the person crouching and examining a morel mushroom. A fat bumblebee is sitting on the rim of the person's hat.
May 2027Imperfect OfferingsImperfect Offerings. Knobby carrots, blemished apples, and other irregular produce being offered in a basket.
June 2027The Undomesticated SelfThe Undomesticated Self. A person with a wizened face and wild hair is parting very tall grass with their hands and peering through (the grass is taller than the person) and sticking out their tongue. Tall cattail plants and some cottonwood trees are on the side of the tallgrass meadow scene.
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