Speaker: Rev. Beverly Waring

Jingle Bells; A Multigenerational Service

Do you know the history of Jingle Bells? Like many songs and books and other written material from the mid-19th century, it is not without its controversy. We do know it was written by the son and brother of a Unitarian minister. Where he wrote it is one of those disputed “facts.” A fun fact is that one researcher compares Jingle Bells to the “fast car songs” of the twentieth century. Without ignoring the controversy … Continue reading Jingle Bells; A Multigenerational Service

Seasons of Love

Our Unitarian Universalist faith is rooted in universal love. Our values, our actions, our practices center on love; that is what we say. Sometimes, being a person of faith is hardand this is one of those times. How do we live this faith when our hearts are broken, and every day the news makes it harder for us to feel hope, peace, and love? History can help us here. Rent, premiered on Broadway in 1996. … Continue reading Seasons of Love

Generosity and Interdependence; A Multigenerational Service

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Generosity and Interdependence are two important values to Unitarian Universalists. Based on the well-known folktale, Stone Soup, this interactive and multigenerational service will bring those values to life. Join us as we remind ourselves how being in an intergenerational community makes us stronger and better able to flourish and grow. Our nursery will be open for our youngest children who would be more comfortable not being in the sanctuary for an extended time.

What Now; What’s Next?

We know the outcome of the latest election sooner than expected and the news is not good. As we deal with the grief and fear and angst we must also ask ourselves, what now? and what’s next? These are important ones for peace-loving, justice-seeking people of faith to ask one another. Join us Sunday as we explore these questions and the time ahead through readings, music and meditation.

Come Out, Come Out Whoever You Are

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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

Sacred Threads

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

Starting a Positive Epidemic

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”?

Authenticity; A Rosh Hashanah Lesson

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