“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” – bell hooks Healing through connection… It may sound ironic – the idea of healing through connection during COVID-19… a time when many may be feeling disconnected as ever. However, that is what we will be focusing on the coming week … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 11/18/2020
I subscribe to a newsletter from Unitarian Universalist minister, the Rev. Catherine Clarenbach, which she calls “The Way of the River: A Digital Love Letter.” And it is a love letter, a missive calling for love, reminding of love, offering love. This month, I opened it and found these healing words, words I thought you … Continue reading November 18, 2020 Minister’s Message
President’s Letter Partnership Yields Fun and Results at UUFM Pandemic times mandate creativity, innovation and constant experimentation at UUFM. For nine months our staff, board, committees and teams have been hard at work striving to function effectively in new ways. The challenge is not just to COPE in the midst of lament, but, in our … Continue reading Partnership Yields Fun and Results at UUFM
Minister’s Message November is the month of healing, and within this frame it would seem entirely sensible to imagine open wounds that become closed scars. That might work in our bodies much of the time. It is not so clear that wounds heal into scars within our psyches and our spirits. Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen … Continue reading November 11, 2020 Minister’s Message
“Healing is long, continuous, heartbreaking work that over time, results in the capacity to experience resiliency, which I feel energetically as buoyancy, or the ability to ride the suffering and not get swallowed in it.” – Lama Rod Owens Celebrating the month of Healing… It was no surprise to many of us that we received … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 11/11/2020
Speaker: Reverend Dr. Rita Capezzi 11 8 20 Order of Service 11 8 20 Homily–Healing_from_Our Democracy
“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” bell hooks Welcome to the month of Healing… I hope that you’re all feeling hopeful, calm, and well following this election. It certainly brings up a whole spectrum of emotions for people, everything from joy to outrage. I … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 11/4/2020
Healing through Companionship—Celebrating Bread Communion. On November 22, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, we honor a long-standing tradition conceived in new ways for our strangely distanced times. The Worship and CFD Teams, along the Hospitality and Luncheon Teams, are organizing a drive-up event at the Fellowship on Saturday, November 21. We will exchange bread and provide … Continue reading Calling for all Bread Bakers and other Helpers
