On this Sunday of Indigenous People’s Day weekend join Rev. Bev as she explores immigration and our response as a theological concept and a spiritual practice. This is an especially timely topic as Franklin and cities and towns across Massachusetts are discerning how best to respond to the recent arrival of many homeless families, some of them migrants, into our community.
As you may have heard (or read) your Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations is in the process of assessing and re-vising Article II of the bylaws. This is the part of the bylaws for all UU Congregations that contain the Sources and 7 Principles that inform our faith communities. As a “living tradition” with no creed that all must follow, it is important that Unitarian Universalism grow and change with the times in order to … Continue reading Seven UU Principles: Some History
As you read in the E-messenger, this feels like year 2.0 (two-point-zero) rather than year-two as your interim. Is there a better time than on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, to consider what starting again might look like? Rosh Hashanah is a time for both rejoicing and serious introspection, a time to celebrate the completion of another year while also taking stock of one’s life. This Sunday we will mark Rosh … Continue reading Starting Again, The Tasks of Interim Ministry With Rev Bev Waring
Join Rev. Bev, Diana Tesni, Director of Religious Education and Michele Kelly, Music Director for Ingathering Sunday; A Drop in the Bucket. Can you imagine your dream being a drop in the bucket and what might happen if hundreds of other “drops” join you? Everyone is invited to bring some water to share with the congregation as we continue our annual ritual of mingling this precious resource and blessing it for use throughout the year … Continue reading A Drop in the Bucket
Plato said, “The life which is unexamined is not worth living.” A bit extreme perhaps but as Rev. Scott Alexander wrote in the introduction to a book he edited, “Everyday Spiritual Practices; Simple Pathways For Enriching Your Life,” many people get caught in a rut, meandering through their days, doing only what comes easily…” Join us on this last summer service as Rev. Bev offers some options how you can spiritually examine and shape your … Continue reading Everyday Spiritual Practices
