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Join the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River for a December 23, Christmas Eve (of Eve) service, complete with music, story and the tradition of closing with “Silent Night.” This year with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the ways winter holidays offer a sense of oneness with all humanity.
Of late the term “stay in your lane” is heard often. It translates roughly to “You do your job, I’ll do mine.” At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll consider when this may be helpful guidance, when it’s not, and the spiritual practices that may help us decide how far to extend our reach. Special music for this service will be provided by Meredith Hadaway and Rachel Hock.
Many believe in the appeal of having a god as a life companion; how that seems to offer comfort, direction, security to those who choose to believe. How do we non-theists fill those gaps, if at all. Who or what do we walk with?
What might happen when you approach the day-to-day with a sense of unfolding what is to be? What might it open if less energy was spent determining the cause and effect of each unknown? At this service Rev. Sue Browning will explore lessons we may learn from the trusting nature of the mystics amongst us.
The sacred is present in nature. The sacred is present in community. The sacred is present in the sharing of food. Many traditions, including Unitarian Universalism, have rituals for the sharing of food, as a community, at harvest time. Please join Rev. Sue Browning for our annual Intergenerational Bread Communion service. There will be a … Continue reading Nov 25 Rev. Sue Browning, “The Joy of Breaking Bread as Community.”
Special music for this service performed by Karen Somerville and/or Sombarkin.
“I’d lose my head if it wasn’t attached to my body,” the old joke goes. But what about when it’s the body itself doing the remembering? This sermon will examine the ways our bodies manifest our environment and history, and explore what that means for how we live out our covenants with each other … Continue reading Nov 11, Leika Lewis Cornwell, “By the Pricking of My Thumbs.”
Does the task of choosing which papers, or pictures, or books to save ever feel daunting? How about decisions on which memories to save? At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll explore what from the past we choose carry forward on our journey, and what helps us let go of (or at least lighten) our load. Special music for this service will be performed by Fredy Granillo.
Sanctuaries can both shelter us from life’s storms and send us out to minister to those engulfed in storms. They heal us and call us to provide sanctuary for others. Join us as we explore the meaning of sanctuary in our lives and how we are called to be and create sanctuary in today’s … Continue reading Oct 28, Rev. Karen Scrivo, “Come and Rest and Be Filled and Go.”
UUs value inclusion and are called to act where inequities exist. UUs also value building bridges and are called to listen and learn across difference. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning, we’ll consider the challenges of living out our values in a society plagued by both open discrimination and growing sense of polarization and … Continue reading Oct. 21 – Rev. Sue Browning, “Should We Put Up a Sign?”
