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“Healing with Community, Belonging, and Love” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

Building on our discussions on deep listening, it is time to decide. Today we will explore repair and crisis contemplation. We live in a time of many crises. With integrity, wholeness, and love, we can be a village that responds communally with belonging, resistance, and resilience. In love and lament, we can decide. Please CLICK … Continue reading “Healing with Community, Belonging, and Love” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

“The Good-Bad Old Days” – Rev. John Wright, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

As the saying goes, “Nostalgia just ain’t what it used to be.” In this sermon, I examine the rose-colored glasses through which we so often examine the past, try to put that into perspective, and think about why it might be important to our ever-changing faith tradition. We’ll look at some of our past UU practices and … Continue reading “The Good-Bad Old Days” – Rev. John Wright, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

“Awe Struck: The Power of Amazement”- Rev. Anne Ledbetter, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

Try to remember a time when you were awestruck—filled with wonder or amazement. How did you feel? What impact did this experience have on you? One certainly hears the awe and wonder felt by the writer of Psalm 8 in the Hebrew Scriptures: “When I look at the heavens, the work of your fingers, the … Continue reading “Awe Struck: The Power of Amazement”- Rev. Anne Ledbetter, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

“Welcoming the Still Small Voice of the Divine” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

When we act in a deeply countercultural way, when we pause, breathe, and create space to hear that still small voice inside, it is a sacred act. We start our exploration of deep listening this month with deep listening to the divine within, deeply listening to each other, and practicing being beloved community. Please CLICK … Continue reading “Welcoming the Still Small Voice of the Divine” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

“Truth & Reconciliation in Ireland” – Rev. Greg Chute, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

We just returned from two weeks in Ireland, and I was much impressed with several conversations I had with locals about “The Troubles” and the aftermath. I was struck by the similarity with the problems in post-apartheid South Africa. There, too, there is much to learn about living with the past and focusing into the future.  … Continue reading “Truth & Reconciliation in Ireland” – Rev. Greg Chute, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

“The Hospitality of Listening” – Rev. Libby Smith, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

Join us this Sunday as we focus on the listening heart, which is always open to the joy and pain of others. Rev. Libby Smith returns to our pulpit with a sermon titled, “The Hospitality of Listening.” She’ll draw on the 20th-century Dutch theologian, writer, and priest Henri Nouwen, who describes listening as spiritual hospitality—a … Continue reading “The Hospitality of Listening” – Rev. Libby Smith, Guest Speaker — In-person & Zoom

“Inviting All that We Are” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

This Sunday we will gather with all that we are… that is part of what I love about Unitarian Universalism. I can bring all that I am to our religious community. It is bigger than the individual; we invite the question, Who is the “we?” This Sunday we honor and celebrate the rich diversity, joy, … Continue reading “Inviting All that We Are” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

“Ingathering: Joining the Flow” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom

Beloveds, today we gather in our ritual ingathering, the ceremony that will start the congregational year. This is the origin of our ministry together. While it is an origin or beginning, it doesn’t emerge from nothing. We each bring our stories, individually, communally, and the stories of this moment in time. Together we will join … Continue reading “Ingathering: Joining the Flow” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom