Mother Nature: Spring Energies
Service leader Elizabeth Jo Otto will introduce April’s theme – Mother Nature with ritual, meditation, and discussion.
Photo credit: Rain drops by Luis Parravicini/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
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Decentralized Information & Experimentation
What prompts people to work together? We’ll look at a fictional concept from Frank Herbert’s Dune: ‘The Tansley Effect’.
“We’ve had a long time in which to build up the Tansley Effect – small-unit experiments on an amateur basis from which my science may now draw … read more.
TED Talk – “Want to Change the World? Start by Being Brave Enough to Care”
We will watch the TED Talk, Want to Change the World? Start by Being Brave Enough to Care.
Flower Communion: Offerings from Nature
Flower Communion, originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. In Reverend Capek’s original ceremony and traditionally, everyone in the congregation brings (or is given) a flower and places … read more.
Maps, Models, and Mythos
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
― Buckminster Fuller
“network” by michael.heiss is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
The Unchurching of Society: Gone Fishing and Other Causes
On Sunday March 3, Don Black and Jim Brown will explore many of the underlying causes of the recent decline in religious affiliation in America, Canada and the UK.
Photo: “Fishing” by pianowow is licensed under … read more.
Soothing Aspects of Ritual – Discussion Forum
Annette Grochowski will lead a discussion forum on the month’s theme.
Put On Your Seatbelt for an In-depth Exam of Rituals
Burning Bowl Fire Communion
The Burning Bowl Fire Communion is a unique Unitarian Universalist fire cleansing ritual to bid farewell to the old year, and to release it.
Image credit: “Burning Bowl” by Cindy Wright
For those who missed the service, please find the script linked below.
Intro to Month’s Theme: Soothing Aspects of Ritual
Elizabeth Jo will introduce the month’s theme.
Photo Credit: John Ragai / CC BY 2.0