(Part 3 of 3 – continuing the December and January Musings): If I had to point to one practice that’s most fundamental to my own spiritual well being, I would have to say: Sleep. For decades I treated sleep as the uninvited guest crashing my party of life, readily ignored, rarely appreciated. Embracing sleep as … Continue reading How is your daily practice?
(Part 2 of 3) Last month’s musings talked about the importance of warm-ups – whether for sports, music, oratory, or worship. And I tried to make the case that we ought to take equally seriously warm-ups for the most important activity of the day – being the human being we aspire to be. Most of us are committed to … Continue reading Spiritual Warm-up: Setting Intentions
(Part 1 of 2): My great passion growing up was gymnastics. Four times a week I took public transport for an hour to get to practice, spent three hours at the gym, and then retraced my steps to return home after dark. Homework happened on the train and bus. Thanks to an amazing coach, I … Continue reading What’s your spiritual warm-up?
I hate to lose. I’d rather win. As much as I might try to tone that down – especially around church – it’s real and anyone who’s seen me play foosball, ping pong, or video bowling on the big screen in the sanctuary during Youth Group sleepovers knows what I am talking about. What’s been interesting to observe is how … Continue reading Winning and Losing With Grace
We are very excited about the upcoming church year and the expanded opportunities for adult learning, practice, and service that will be offered two Sundays per month after worship, followed by a community lunch on those days so that we can socialize and share our experiences over a meal. We are also looking forward to … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Connecting in Love and Service Growing Spiritually Transforming Ourselves and the World This is the mission statement we created together and adopted in 2013. In all we do together as a community, these are the words that we revisit to evaluate how we’re doing. These are the words that we look to when we ask, “Could … Continue reading Big changes coming this fall, for worship and for faith development for both children and adults
The future of any community is in large part a reflection of the culture it shares and values. Our congregational culture is what gives me hope and faith in a future worthy of our dreams. Does that mean we have all the volunteers we need? No. Does it mean we have all the resources we … Continue reading Our Congregation’s Culture – Now and in the Future
Picture this: In a ritual to appreciate Lea, our church administrator, we each bring forward a marble for every time Lea has been there for us to support one of our activities or projects. Imagine the marbles filling her outstretched hands as she tries to hold them all. Any one marble is easy to carry. … Continue reading Strengthening Our Foundation
We have a challenge for you – with rewards for all and a prize. But first a little background: our Coming of Age program is intended to be a great opportunity for our youth to explore who they are spiritually, ethically, and emotionally. We want them to develop a UU identity, grounded in our history, … Continue reading Ministers’ Challenge
Last month, writing about our community plate, I mused out loud: “What if we went as deep in our support as we have gone broad? What if we zeroed in on one issue and made a truly noticeable difference?” Well, you did it – and incredibly so. On Sunday, December 10th, instead of the typical … Continue reading Our Safe Spaces Community Plate raised over $19K
