Please join us for our annual celebration of Ingathering! How would you fill in these two sentences: If you will be attending in person, please bring a small amount of water representing you summer experiences so that, before the service, you can add it to our bowls representing North, East, South, and West. Rev. Nancy … Continue reading Ingathering! Inviting Us into a Culture of Care
We consider the roots of the Labor Day holiday, and the role our labor might play if humanity were to respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person. How can we live out an invitation to our communities to pursue justice, equity, and compassion in human relations? How can we embody the spiritual definition … Continue reading Example as Invitation: A Labor Day Challenge
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 Understanding the voices of your constituents when all you hear are sounds more like the call of nature rather than a life lesson. Practicing Compassion and Democracy in the Wild (or the Backyard). Lydia Patrick (she/her), Worship LeaderCandice Carver (she/her), Worship Leader The order of service can … Continue reading What Would the Animals Say?
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 This Sunday, Rev. Nancy brings her enthusiasm for a couple of our religious role models who show us how to put democracy and compassion into action in troubled times. We’ve been here before! Whose example do you want to follow? Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones (she/her), Worship LeaderLaDonna … Continue reading Who Are Our Role Models?
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 The human heart is the first home of democracy, It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable (in our democracy)? Can we be generous (in our compassion)? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than … Continue reading Home Is Where Your Heart Is
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 What do you use to carry the tools of your learning–a backpack, tote bag, tablet, journal, or phone? Please bring this “container” to service this Sunday, as we Bless the Backpacks of children, youth, adults, and elders. We’ll continue the multigenerational learning with an exercise in democracy … Continue reading Blessing Our Backpacks and Practicing Democracy
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 As we explore Lughnasadh, you are invited to reflect deeply on a theme that resonates profoundly with our spiritual journey: the gifts of Compassion and Democracy. We gather not just as individuals, but as a community united in our reverence for the Earth, justice for our community … Continue reading Lughnasadh: a Community United by Justice
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 Public events in the last few weeks have left many of us feeling that the dream of democracy may be fragile and uncertain. Yet democracy and compassion, with their values on the inherent worthiness and dignity of every person, lie at the core of who we are … Continue reading Compassion and Democracy: Grounding ourselves in Who We Are – Worship and Conversation
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 It has been said that all theology is anthropology. Let’s explore, and consider why it even matters. Bob Patrick, Worship Leader Bill Pacer, Worship Associate The order of service can be found here Beyond Sunday Morning can be found here
Join us in person or via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 We consider the spiritual gift of compassion, and how it transforms our self-love into empathy with and sympathy for others. We consider how the spiritual gift of democracy recognizes our own inherent worth and dignity, as well as that of others, by giving everyone a voice inside … Continue reading Presence-With and Power-With: How Our Internal Transformation Reveals Itself in the World
