Ready or Not, Needed or Not, Christmas Comes. This year we pause to reflect on what we can anticipate and how we have waited in this time of slowness and remaining in place. Worship bags are being prepared for this event. Join us on Zoom for an evening service of stories and music prepared by … Continue reading Ready or Not, Needed or Not, Christmas Comes
On Monday, December 21 (5:00-6:00p) we celebrate Solstice with a drive through event showcasing our Fellowship building and grounds with pinpoints of light. Solstice provides its great gift of darkness—when we pause, rest, and reflect. The dark is not something to escape away from into the light. It is a time with its own power … Continue reading Solstice Celebration
Many of us find that to be forests and trees create a space where we can be still and connect to the beauty and power of nature. Although the trees that surround us appear to be silent, German Forrester Peter Wohlleben speaks of the “fungal communication highway” which is actively at work below the surface … Continue reading They May Look Still, But Don’t Be Fooled
Even during a pandemic, and maybe because of one, it is difficult to find stillness within all the noise, bustle, and nervous energy. And why seek stillness? How might we both find it and cultivate it? Rev. Rita preaching. Our space is virtual, but our worship is real, vital, and life-sustaining. The Zoom information … Continue reading Stillness Inside and Out
As 2020 finally draws to a close, join Matthew Pargeter-Villarreal for a reflection on what it means for those of us in the LGBTQIA+ community to make the decision to come out and be ourselves–often in the midst of insurmountable odds–and how we can love, support, and celebrate all of those in the LGBTQIA+ both … Continue reading At the Risk of Being Myself
