Annette Grochowski and Elizabeth Jo Otto will lead our annual Water Communion Service. The Water Communion was first used at a Unitarian Universalist service in the 1980s. It celebrates “coming together” from our many journeys, physical and spiritual. Participants are encouraged to bring to the service a small … read more.
Service leader Elizabeth Jo Otto will will facilitate discussion on this month’s theme Fear and Bravery intermixed with her own story.
An exploration of fear and courage from a psychological/neurological perspective as well as using stories and poetry (both original and by other authors) to speak to unique human experiences.
Matt Ciampi will talk about tools to overcome crippling fear that he learned from personal experiences.
“Belonging so fully to yourself that you’re willing to stand alone is a wilderness – an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. The wilderness can … read more.
Zen Buddhists use the word “Shoshin”when considering a beginner’s mind, and having an aspiration trying to remain connected with the concept of always being like a beginner. All the attributes of the beginner, excitement, curiosity, doubt, investigation can be our motivation every day.
Should others be allowed to control what we read?
Perhaps no word conjures up more possibilities than ‘beginning.” After all, it’s the third word in the Bible. We are often told that life’s milestones such as graduation and retirement (voluntary or otherwise) are “not the end but the beginning.” Among beginnings are picking up the pieces after a setback or … read more.
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s Article II Study Commission has worked for over two years to holistically review the UUA’s bylaws Article II. Contained in Article II are the seven UU principles, which have not been substantially revised since 1985. The Commission has proposed sweeping changes … read more.
