Regardless of the outcome of this election, these questions, what now and what’s next, are important ones for peace-loving, justice-seeking people of faith to ask one another. We will explore these questions and the time ahead through readings, music and meditation.
All of us “come out” during the course of our lives, often more than once. We all have things about ourselves that we’re reluctant to disclose, for fear of how others will receive it. Coming out requires courage on the part of the individual coming out–and requires a different sort of work of the community that is being come out to. If we are to pursue justice, equity, and pluralism in our communities, then we … Continue reading Come Out, Come Out Whoever You Are
Since the late Middle Ages, the dead have been remembered in Christian countries in Europe and elsewhere around the globe in formal church services on All Souls’ Day. Join Rev. Bev as we remember and celebrate the sacred threads of our ancestors and loved ones that continue to weave through our lives. All are invited to bring a picture or object that represents a loved one that has died to add to an alter in … Continue reading Sacred Threads
Based on Malcom Gladwell’s book, “The Tipping Point” we will explore the idea that, “ideas and behaviors and new products can move through a population very much like a disease does. Ideas can be contagious in exactly the same way that a virus is.” What is the implication of this theory for Unitarian Universalist congregations? Can we, as Gladwell claims, start “positive epidemics”?
Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the new year in the Jewish tradition is a time for renewal and reflection. It is a time to ask ourselves, are we living our life to its fullest? It is a time to contemplate how we can shed that which blocks us from our core selves, from the truest manifestation of our being? Through parables, Hasidic tales, and the writing of Brene Brown, Rev. Bev will explore the lessons … Continue reading Authenticity; A Rosh Hashanah Lesson
