I am here because I belong here. I feel seen and I feel heard. My husband, Craig, and I joined UU Concord in the fall of 2023, though my journey with Unitarian Universalism began about a decade ago. I was raised Catholic, but while going through a divorce, I began to re-evaluate my relationship with … Continue reading Why My Heart is Here: Feeling Seen
Are you religious? How often have I asked or been asked that question. I grew up attending Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, sharing Seders with extended family, attending Hebrew school and becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Rabbi Harold Kushner framed description of an individual’s religiosity as being serious or not. I was not a serious … Continue reading Why My Heart is Here
by Jeanne Ann Whittington We all need kindness. If we are to live well, it’s not optional. As babies, children and throughout our lives, we need to be held in loving relationship to thrive. And from this foundation of having received kindness and care, we need to be able to offer kindness to others, especially … Continue reading We All Need Kindness
It’s a rainy Saturday morning. Usually, it’s my day to sleep in after a long week of juggling my multiple roles as a parent and community home health nurse. At times it feels like an arduous task getting the kids to school on time, having enough energy at the end of the day to cook … Continue reading Why My Heart is Here: Children’s Programs and Community
Sincerity. Let me explain. When I got my first job out of grad school, it was through an agency. My work was spread out over several towns. I rarely went to the main office, but every paycheck had the boss’s signature and a sticky note saying “Thanks for your great work”. I had no doubt … Continue reading Why My Heart is Here: Sincerity
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?
The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness announced: The Emergency Winter Shelter opened on December 1! It runs out of the former First Church, where the Resource Center is also housed due to Covid. For the first 2 weeks the shelter was 100% run by CCEH employees, but since Dec.15 volunteers are welcomed once again for … Continue reading As winter shelter opens for season, housing crisis looms
A reflection from the Rev. Scott Tayler and the team at Soul Matters There’s a natural, and important, go-getter quality to this month’s theme of Commitment. After all, huge payoffs come when we keep our commitments. Maintaining loyalty to healthy habits not only lengthens our lives but enriches them. Faithfully following through on our relationship … Continue reading What Does it Mean to be a People of Commitment?
Jacob Blake. Jacob Blake. Jacob Blake. We speak your name aloud in this liminal time, holding you in prayer and love. We surround you–a great cloud of witnesses, living and dead–holding you tenderly and sending you energy and strength as your sacred body struggles to live and to heal. We pray for your sweet babies, … Continue reading for ourselves, each other and our collective futures
