Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us. David Morgen, Service LeaderElna Brynestad, Worship Associate Join us via Zoom, here: https://zoom.us/j/565460176
In person at UUCG and online via Zoom Every night a child is born is a holy night. On this holy night we explore our profound interconnectedness through story and song. David Morgen, Service LeaderElna Brynestad, Worship Associate Join us in person at UUCG (please register your intent to attend)or online via Zoom, here: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Brené Brown argues that “joy is probably the most difficult emotion to really feel… In a culture of deep scarcity—of never feeling safe, certain, and sure enough—joy can feel like a setup.” Where do you find joy? How can you cultivate an openness to joy? David Morgen, Service Leader Bob Patrick, Worship Associate Join us … Continue reading With Joy You Will Draw Water
During this service we will engage with connective practices – including card writing, tree decorating, percussion playing, and storytelling – to embrace, recognize, and inspire hope for joy ahead. Sherree Bailey, Service Leader Join us in person (please reserve your seat here) or online via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176
Joy is an emotion and state of mind that depends on what we notice and focus on. This service will celebrate through reflection, poetry, movement, song, prayer, and meditation this kind of awareness and action. Daniel Bailey, Service Leader Sherree Bailey, Worship Associate Join us via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176
A memory is not what really happened, but a newer version of what happened. We have the power to change our own past to empower us to move forward. We do this when we give our memories new meaning. David Morgen, Service Leader Join us via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 Find this morning’s Order of Service here.
In the Bhagavad Gita, one of the sacred texts of Hinduism, Arjuna is told that doing our daily actions tends to freeze us into place. But there is a way to be free again. Come and explore this ancient text and wisdom together. Lydia Patrick, Service LeaderBob Patrick, Worship Associate Join us via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176
An honest encounter with the past has everything to do with the kinds of people we understand ourselves to be and the kinds of people we aspire to become. David Morgen, Service Leader JoAnn Weiss, Worship Associate Join us via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/565460176 The Order of Service can be found here
The path we walk in the present was laid down by people with a vision for their future. Sometimes, these revered visionaries held beliefs or performed actions that, today, seem fundamentally, deeply wrong. As Unitarian Universalists, how can we reconcile the profoundly flawed individuals with the deeply profound impact they have had upon us? Elna … Continue reading A Troubled Past
In this annual service dedicated to remembering our beloveds who have died, we’ll explore our cultural relationship with death and dying. If someone or several someones in your life died in the past year, please send those names to Rev. Taddeo at revtaddeo@uucg.org so she can have a ribbon prepared in advance to attach to … Continue reading Cultivating our Relationship with Death: A Service of Remembrance
