As Unitarian Universalists, we orient around reason and logical thought. And yet all the best science, especially the emergent kind, begins in wondering, in imagination and speculation. How might this truth help us to remain aware, open, and grateful for all we don’t know, as much as to what we do. Rev. Rita preaching. 12 … Continue reading Life Has Its Mysteries, and We Are One of Them
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Spending a little time at the crossroads of Samhain and hallowe’en. And perhaps learning a bit about not only the holiday but ourselves as well… Jeremiah Myer is a lifelong spiritual seeker and continues to be filled with wonder at the changes of the seasons … Continue reading “Samhain really much more than Hallowe’en”
April is National Poetry Month, begun in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture. April is also the start of our new monthly theme “Wholeness”. We will explore what our poets have written and … Continue reading Be A Full Bucket
Four UUFM members will speak on how mystery plays a role in their spirituality. Anne Dickau, Henry Panowitsch, Ron Bagley and Jane Schostag “Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances That’s not for human beings. Move within,but don’t move the way fear makes you move. … Continue reading Let the Mystery Be–UUFM Members Discuss Their Spirituality
Despite pain and anguish, despite injustice and turmoil, love grows and thrives in a harmful and hurting world. Commemorating the birth of Jesus in the quiet dark of night reminds us of an abiding mystery—that love grows and even thrives in a harmful and hurting world. Join us for an evening service of reflection and … Continue reading The Wonder of Christmas
The great Unitarian religious educator Rev. Sophia Lyon Fahs wrote “Each night a child is born is a holy night,” and she meant, too, that each and every child is a holy being. Join us this Sunday as our Children’s Faith Development Team organizes a no-rehearsal pageant and hymn sing, with our blessed children bringing … Continue reading All-Generation No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner claims that “A mystic is anyone who has the gnawing suspicion that the apparent discord, brokenness, contradictions, and discontinuities that assault us every day might conceal a hidden unity.” Undoubtedly, we are all mystics, we have all had that feeling of connection and wholeness. How is it that can we know without having the … Continue reading Living into Mystery
In music and original poetry, pianist/composer Larry McDonough and saxophonist/writer Richard Terrill will offer a re-thinking of traditional holiday themes. Soul Matters Theme for December: What does it mean to be a community of mystery?
THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER Many wonder (perhaps you do) how Unitarian Universalists can pray or worship if they question the existence of (or downright don’t believe in) God. Rev. Rita offers some perspective on such questions of religious practice and faith, and provides the answers she herself relies on (at … Continue reading Here’s a Mystery for You
