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
Speaker: Elizabeth Jo Otto
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.
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
Escaping the Flying Monkeys: leaving narcissism behind
Service leader Elizabeth Jo Otto will continue the theme “Flying Monkeys” and narcissists through personal experience and discussion.
Image: Illustration from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915 / Public Domain
Has Your Heart Become Too Small for the Holidays?
Time to take a break from the stress of the holidays. Elizabeth and Megan will put aside adulting for the day to help us enjoy the season as children again following the December Theme of Creativity, Arts, & Music. Come dressed in your pajamas or … read more.
Blessings of Dark Clouds
Touching on the apocalypses we’ve outlived and exploring tools to plan for the worst.
Winter Nights Blót
Come join as we remember our ancestors during Winter Nights. Megan and Elizabeth will lead us through a guided visualization and blót (ritual or blessing) to remember and honor the gods, our ancestors, and those of our Kith (friends) and Kin (relatives) who have passed … read more.
Annual Water Communion
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.
Leap of faith: Embracing the Warrioress Within
Service leader Elizabeth Jo Otto will will facilitate discussion on this month’s theme Fear and Bravery intermixed with her own story.
Heart Check Time
Matt Ciampi will talk about tools to overcome crippling fear that he learned from personal experiences.