Wikipedia notes this difference:
“A vacation is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home.”
“A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about themselves, others, nature, or … read more.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” How much energy do we spend trying to keep life predictable? At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the dynamics of predictability and security in … read more.
Rev. Bran Lennox reflects on how Julia Ward Howe’s famed pacifist Mothers’ Day Proclamation of 1870 might challenge us to address the roots of violence where they begin.
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Rev. Bran Lennox, Guest Speaker
Nancy Holland, Service Leader
Michael Casey, … read more.
What are the experiences of people identifying as transgender and non-binary in today’s world? Where is there growing acceptance? What are the challenges? At this service led by Rev. Sue Browning and congregants Kathy Lee and Linda Dutton, we’ll have a chance to learn together … read more.
We are excited to welcome Lenore Bajare-Dukes, our new primary contact at the Unitarian Universalist Association, as our guest speaker. What do you value in congregational life? What is the meaning of sacred in this context? How might congregations change over the next 3-5 years? … read more.
Change is inevitable. Look around you. Look at you! We can be authors and designers of change, or we can be passive observers. The choice is yours.
Join us as we look at this ongoing phenomenon in our lives and consider:
How are we handling change personally?
How are we handling change … read more.
In his book An Immense World, Ed Yong notes, “We humans are so deeply embedded in our own particular way of seeing the world that we find it hard not to impose our perspective on other creatures — if indeed we bother thinking about them … read more.
What is Easter all about, anyway, and what does it have to teach us about our own Unitarian Universalist faith? What can we learn from the empty tomb of 2,000 years ago?
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Rev. Kimberley Debus, Guest Speaker
Annie Lavin, Service … read more.
When we unintentionally hurt other people, is that of the same spiritual nature as malicious harm? Is there a theological lens and relevant language for UUs to talk about “sin” and “evil”? If these terms are too loaded, can we ever hope to effectively confront … read more.
Fear permeates our culture. Movies, books, video games, news broadcasts, and many of our leaders seem to peddle fear as a matter of course. Sometimes the alarm must be sounded. However, the cost of fear mongering has been the corrosion of trust. Indeed, fear has … read more.
