Click for Online Service The Rwandan genocide of 1994 sent shock waves around the world and left the Rwandan population emotionally traumatized and physically devasted. A quarter century later, Rwanda serves as a model of how national trauma can be transformed, step by step, into a journey of healing and hope. Whitney Howarth will share … Continue reading Toward Resilience – Lessons from Rwanda
Today’s Unitarian Universalist congregations, our own included, include both people who identify as Christian and people who have fled from Christian institutions that harmed them emotionally, spiritually, and physically. How do we worship together, celebrating our own and our shared spiritual journeys, when the very words or music that connect one person to the holy … Continue reading Our Christian Wounds
As humans, the struggles in our lives can leave physical, emotional or spiritual wounds that need mending. Our resilience can be enhanced when we accept that all of us have been broken in some ways, and that the history of our healing adds to our uniqueness. In this service, we will explore artistic styles throughout … Continue reading Strong at the Broken Places: The Art of Mending
Let our shared stories be a source of strength. We will explore journeys of spiritual and physical healing.
Music has a remarkable power to acknowledge our deepest agonies, to carry us through our grief, and to connect us viscerally to the hope we need to carry on. Come be surrounded and filled by music intended to heal your soul and expand your heart as we collectively witness to the sorrows of this world. … Continue reading The Healing Power of Music
The Rev. Jane Dwinell and her husband, Sky Yardley, have been living with dementia since Sky’s diagnosis of probable early stage Alzheimer’s in August 2016. In their quest to deal with this diagnosis in a positive manner, they started a blog, alzheimerscanyon.blogspot.com, and are taking their message to UU congregations around New England and the … Continue reading Living with Dementia
Our theme this month is healing – as individuals, as a community, and as a nation/world. We all experience hurt and suffering throughout our lives yet asking for help can be difficult. The church is here to support the healing we long for and deserve. So, how do we actually care for one another? What … Continue reading Preparing for Healing
