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“Annual Music Service” Who, what, and why do we search? What are we looking for? And when we think we have found “it,” what do we do with it? How can we come to terms with our natural inclination to form attachments and the inevitable suffering (and joys!) that come with these bonds? In a service of music, … Continue reading Seeking and Guarding
Unitarian Universalism welcomes the exploration of other faith traditions. Many of us are attracted to the depth of other traditions grounded in millennia of accumulated wisdom. How can we transform Unitarian Universalism from being a container of these explorations towards offering its own spiritual depth? How can UUism provide the kind of spiritual anchor we … Continue reading UUism as a Spiritual Anchor
Today most people approaching elderhood can expect to live another 20-30 years. How might you want to live those elder years? Maybe you are in the second half of life and wondering what to do next? Maybe you recently became an empty-nester and wondering “what’s next?” Maybe you just retired and wondering who am I … Continue reading Conscious Aging, Mindful Living
The prophetic voice is essential to our Unitarian Universalist understanding of religion. Naming the injustices of the world, organizing to confront them, and staying committed until love and justice prevail are what we are proud to point to in our UU history and it is what deeply engages UUs across the country today. How do … Continue reading Keep Calm, Get Fired Up
The idea of equanimity is central to Buddhism yet can also be found in many other world religions and the wisdom stories that ground these religions. As the saying goes: “Serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace amid the storm.” What can the world religions teach us about attaining evenness of mind under … Continue reading Equanimity Isn’t Just For Buddhists
On this Easter Sunday, we will celebrate the importance of hope and the reasons for hope even when so much around us looks bleak and discouraging. Come hear stories of hope from our youth who went to DC for the March for Our Lives. Come hear the choir sing the timeless music of Vivaldi’s Gloria. Come, because our … Continue reading Give Us Hope
For most of us, to live fully and well is our deepest longing. Yet so often in our lives, we’re embroiled in thought, entranced by some distant drama, lost in a past we can’t change or a future that rarely comes to pass. And yet… there is in life the possibility of cultivating awakened presence. … Continue reading Showing Up Fully
Albert Schweitzer reminds us that “at times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.” Hope is the lifeline to what comes next, it is “the argument that refutes death, the genius that invents the future” in the words of poet Lisel Mueller. Yet hope is neither guaranteed nor … Continue reading Plugged in to Hope
When tragedy hits, when trauma numbs our senses, when we are hurting inside and out, how do we hang in there? How do we come back to life? Come hear stories of people reclaiming life when hope was hard to justify, stories of resilience in the face of adversity, stories of strength and courage growing … Continue reading Coming Back to Life
“Don’t Yuck My Yum” has become a favorite guideline within our youth group covenant. It reminds us to notice when someone is passionate and excited about something and to be careful and kind in the way we react to that passion even if we don’t share the excitement. Our passions are core to who we … Continue reading Don’t Yuck my Yum
