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Flower Communion on April 4th

By admin, on April 1st, 2010

This coming Sunday, April 4th, we will celebrate the Flower Communion, our unique Unitarian Universalist ritual for celebrating the diversity and beauty of our community. Each of us is asked to bring a flower to church and place it into a common container for the “communion” ritual. Like all rituals, it has a history that . . . → Read More: Flower Communion on April 4th

Spirituality Class

By admin, on January 4th, 2010

Just a reminder about the Spirituality Class… it starts on Wednesday night, January 27th at 7pm. It’s designed to explore the nature and meaning of spirituality in our lives, based on an adult RE curriculum authored by Wayne Arnason. It’s appropriate for groups of 15-18 year-old youths, college-age people, and adults, so let’s get some . . . → Read More: Spirituality Class

Yom Kippur, Pregnancy and the Process of Transformation

By admin, on November 1st, 2009

As Unitarian Universalists, we draw upon many sources for our spiritual and ethical sustenance. Among the teachings that lead us to live lives of justice and peace are those of the Jewish faith. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement begins the time set aside in the Jewish calendar for reconnecting ourselves to others, to the . . . → Read More: Yom Kippur, Pregnancy and the Process of Transformation

“Living on an Island Planet: Musings on 350”

By admin, on October 9th, 2009

As a teenager, I remember watching in fascination as Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969. The images were broadcast on television to millions of people around the world. I still remember the picture of the earth as seen from the moon, a beautiful blue and white ball suspended in space. For once, we . . . → Read More: “Living on an Island Planet: Musings on 350”

Thoughts on Memorial Day

By admin, on May 23rd, 2009

For those of you who claim the title “pacifist,” I salute you. It takes great courage of one’s convictions to make such a statement and it takes a commitment that most of us are either unwilling or unable to make. It’s not easy to be a pacifist, but I’m glad there are those people who . . . → Read More: Thoughts on Memorial Day

Grandma's Gift of Love

By admin, on May 12th, 2009

Grandma's Gift of Love by Joanne Wilke My cousin made a wreck out of his life. But my grandmother never stopped believing in him.

I guess it doesn't sound so unique to say that my grandmother, of blessed memory, really loved her grandchildren. She could always be counted on for the perfect card in . . . → Read More: Grandma's Gift of Love

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