For most of us when we think about renewal we imagine taking care of our physical and mental health. We focus on drinking enough water, getting enough sleep, looking at our work/life balance. And as important as all this is, what about your soul? Is there room for renewal there as well?  What if we looked at renewal not as time “away,” but rather as staying where you are and considering what your true work … Continue reading Renewal; What, Why and How?

Join us in person or on Zoom for a Christmas Eve Service of prose, carols and music. Enjoy the story of Christmas from scripture, from poetry and modern readings, and through music. We will end the service with a candlelit singing of Silent Night.

This meditative service will honor the complexity of feelings during the holidays. Grief is often the hardest emotion to express when it seems that everyone around you is happy or merry. Whether you are experiencing personal or collective grief, this is an opportunity to come together and hold one another in a community of caring. This special service will offer readings and music, meditations and candle lighting.Join Rev. Bev, Pastor Doreen Oughton from Franklin Federated … Continue reading Blue Christmas Vesper Service

Join Rev. Bev as she explores holiday traditions around the globe. From roller-skating to Mass to eating KFC as the Christmas meal, from where hanging tinsel on your tree may have started to the joy of finding the Christmas pickle, these traditions and folk tales provide a sometimes poignant and sometimes whimsical look at holidays near and far.

Navigating a world we separate into bad and good, darkness and light can leave us exhausted and feeling hopeless. Let’s change that narrative as we explore how dark can be nourishing and the many ways we move between light and darkness.