Jim Curley is a Tree of Life Interfaith Minister and long-time Unitarian Universalist who retired from industry. Jim moved with his wife from Chelmsford, MA to Weare, NH to be close to their daughter & family, and is working through the requirements to be a credentialed chaplain.
Rev. Jim brings a long and winding road of worship and prayer practices to our congregation. Brought up Catholic, now a long-time UU, an Interfaith Minister and a Hospital Chaplain, he has experienced a potpourri of prayer practices and methods. Jim will explore what “Prayer” means and will share a wide variety of prayer practices … Continue reading A Potpourri of Prayer
With the end of the year just a few short days away, Rev. Jim Curley & Rev. Bevan Tulk will offer a service of piano music, reflection, organ music, thought provoking conversation, recorded choir music and congregational singing to whisk away 2024 and welcome in 2025.
What’s an Interfaith Minister? I’ll discuss my pathway to becoming an Interfaith Minister and how it fits so well with the UU faith, we’ll explore some of the seminary topics, and we’ll review (and experience) my home Spiritual Practice – audience participation is invited.
Jim will introduce us to this year’s stewardship drive. Yes, it happens every year, and yes, it’s time again to relax our Yankee-wall-of-silence and talk about our commitment to sustain our beloved community with followership.
As the year comes to a close, on New Years Eve day we will ponder and explore a potpourri of topics and maybe we’ll hear about an unexpected gift that changed a day from dismal to brilliant.
At this Thanksgiving weekend, thoughts frequently turn to our own lived experiences of Thanksgivings past. For many of us those memories may be joyful and pull up recollections of delightful family time. For some, perhaps, there was a Thanksgiving that didn’t go well. Maybe the food didn’t meet our expectations, or maybe the house was … Continue reading Generosity Happens – Two Stories
Just as we need to have the right tools in our household toolbox, we need the right tools in our church toolbox – let’s talk. Please connect with us online for our live-streaming at 10 a.m. on Sundays https://concorduu.org/live/ or join us in the sanctuary face to face.
Jim will share a Catholic theological view of the Hunchback of Notre Dame story and then contrast that with a liberal view of pastoral needs.
Relationships are at the core of many of our lives. As we approach Valentine’s Day and reflect on our monthly theme of “The Path of Love,” we will hear from UUs in long-term committed relationships about what they have learned about successfully navigating their own relationships, and how these skills can be best applied to … Continue reading Love as a Contact Sport
Jim will tell us about how he dd NOT “find himself“ during one of his seminary retreats – he’ll share what he DID find.
