We are beginning a series, called Why My Heart is Here, that will showcase how individual congregants’ roles and activities at Concord UU help us find connection to, and meaning in, our lives at church. By spotlighting these individual stories, we hope to show how you might also find your heart’s home here. I’m offering … Continue reading Why My Heart is Here: Coordinating Our Memorial Receptions
Spirit Week is an invitation to make intentional space for reflection on what matters most, on what brings us alive, on the energy that animates us and connects us to the universe in all its mystery. Spirit Week encourages us to “take a breath” as we go about our personal and congregational routines, adding a … Continue reading Spirit Week: The Why and What
Are you grieving the loss of a loved one, enduring an illness or injury, facing financial stress or isolation? Are you dealing with a disability, relationship struggles, the demands of care-giving or anything else thatis making life challenging? You are not alone. Our pastoral care team is here to offer support. In pastoral care, the … Continue reading Pastoral Care at Concord UU
“Deeply Listening Within” was the theme for our service on Oct 13th – the one where I had us pay attention to the sensations in our big toes… It was motivated by my quest to have my reactions be more constructive, more intentional, more in line with my aspirations and values, and the impact I … Continue reading From Big Toes to Response Filters
Do you use sustainable practices at home, attend church and family events, and donate clothes or toys to local causes? Would you like to actively participate in acts of kindness in your community, and engage in practices that put our faith into action? Would you like your children to engage in these things as well? … Continue reading Minister’s Challenge is Back
by Jeanne Ann Whittington Consider this truth: We live in the world not as it is, but as we see it. As human beings with limited perceptual capability and urgent emotional needs, the moment we are born we begin to make sense of things, developing a working model of how the world is: Friendly, unfriendly … Continue reading Changing the World Begins Inside
As the end of my ministry in Concord draws near and I get ready to say goodbye, I am filled with both gratitude and grief. I knew, when I joined the staff, that in many ways it meant I would lose my home congregation. The relationship between a minister and congregants can be very friendly … Continue reading When a Minister Leaves
Our ministry and pastoral care team tries to be as systematic and reliable as possible about acknowledging grief in our congregation. No one should feel they have to go through their grieving unsupported and on their own. It truly breaks my heart whenever I learn that I have dropped the ball and have failed to … Continue reading Grieving Together: A Wheel for ‘Holding Our Grief’
Family Promise of Greater Concord Did you know? Our church, along with congregant volunteers, is committed to supporting agencies/groups that align with our mission and principles and thus partners with Family Promise of Greater Concord by using our church space as emergency shelter for up to three families. Family Promise of Greater Concord provides prevention, … Continue reading Family Promise is Making an Impact
by The Green Sanctuary Steering Committee In November 2023, the Green Sanctuary steering group collected your climate action experience and ideas for how we can take action on climate change. One hundred and thirty-eight people responded to the survey. Wow! Over 90% of us rated the severity of global warming from an 8 to 10 … Continue reading What’s Going on with Green Sanctuary 2030?
