Moving from Stillness to Imagination… It is almost 2021, and this transition from December to January begs us to take a collective pause, an exhale. Many may take time to note how the last several months have influenced our identities, our culture. This might inform people of some ideas, hopes, and goals for the new … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 12/30/2020
“By not giving ourselves the minutes — or hours — free of devices and distractions, we risk losing our ability to know who we are and what is important to us.” -Alan Lightman Recently in Children’s Chapel, we listened to the story The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell. We pondered how even the gift of … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 12/23/2020
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, We are in the time of blessed darkness, the longest night of the year nearly upon us. Seeds grow in the dark of sunless soil. Babies grow in the dark waters of the womb. May this be a time as we wait—for new leaders, for economic relief, for our chance to … Continue reading December 16, 2020 Minister’s Message
“By not giving ourselves the minutes — or hours — free of devices and distractions, we risk losing our ability to know who we are and what is important to us.” -Alan Lightman This past week in Children’s Chapel, we listened to the story The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell. We pondered how even the gift … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 12/16/2020
Speaker: Stillness Inside and Out—Rev. Dr. Rita Capezzi 12 13 20 OOS 12 13 20 Homily–Stillness Inside and Out
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, In this month of stillness, we are invited to think about quieting ourselves and listening for the still, small voice both inside and out. I look forward to having more to say about this idea on Sunday. And there are other ways to think about what stillness is, what being still … Continue reading December 9, 2020 Minister’s Message
“Perhaps embracing the inherent incompleteness of what we know of the world is a form of hope, allowing us to remember that there’s always something left to unfold or be discovered — and not always in the way we might’ve been conditioned to expect it. May we allow ourselves to listen, and even delight in … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 12/9/2020
Dear Friends, On Sunday mornings following our meditation, reflection, and prayer, I invite you to share a time of stillness together. I don’t ask for silence, for silence is something on the outside of us, environmental, beyond our control in so many ways. Can you make the traffic stop, the dog cease her barking, the … Continue reading December 2, 2020 Minister’s Message
Beginning the month of Stillness… “I’m taking the day off. Quiet as a feather. I hardly move though really I’m traveling a terrific distance. Stillness. One of the doors into the temple.” -Mary Oliver Rather than practicing stillness as a retreat from the world, our faith calls us to practice stillness as a means of … Continue reading Children’s Faith Development Director’s Corner 12/2/2020
