This service at the beginning of the school year is dedicated to the teachers and others who work with children. They are especially important if a child’s homelife is less than desired. Research shows that children who do well in spite of disadvantaged childhoods or dysfunctional parents were able to connect with at least one other adult … Continue reading Creating Ourselves
People around the world throughout time have socially created what they identified as sacred. They did so to explain the unknown and unknowable, to honor their ancestors and to reach out to reflect on or connect with the universal energy beyond their daily realities. This reproduction of a Neolithic goddess figurine was the beginning of … Continue reading Images of the Sacred: Cultural Symbols, Evolution and Diffusion
If you were to write your memoir, what important child, teen or young adult memories would you include? Were they special events or family traditions? Or serendipitous events on otherwise ordinary days? What memories do you recall most often or in relation to certain events? What insights or life lessons have you learned along the … Continue reading Memories and Life Lessons
Children love hearing the childhood stories of their parents. Remembering and sharing our individual and family histories can give us a better understanding of our selves and of each other. Sharing our memories and stories with friends also helps to build community. We will ask both the children and the adults to share their favorite … Continue reading Family Memories – Family Stories
