December 8th, 10:30am. Topic: “The Practice of Presence.” Service led by Rev. Stacy Craig. The Book of Job is a stunning piece of Hebrew poetry known as wisdom literature in the Old Testament. It tells the story of Job, who was righteous and hardworking but experienced catastrophic loss. His friends come and try to … Continue reading The Practice of Presence
Join us as Reverend Stacy speaks on the topic: “The Practice of Repair.” Andrew Sung Park believes there is a critical step in forgiveness that is missing in our culture: the healing of han. This concept of han is from South Korea and doesn’t have an equivalent word in the English language. Anguish comes close. … Continue reading The Practice of Repair
This is the time of year that is believed to be a thin time, a liminal space, when the veil between this world and the next is most transparent. Cultural celebrations such as All Souls Day, All Saints Day, Dia de los Muertos, Samhain, and others all happen at the end of October or beginning … Continue reading Service of Remembrance
It can be argued that all spiritual practices include listening. At this service, we’ll explore three examples and what ‘deep’ listening means. We’ll explore the ways that hearing and listening differ, and especially how this intersects with hearing loss. Worship Leader: Rev. Stacy Craig Worship Associate: Merrily Stover Music: Pam Sachs and Choir Tech: Jeff … Continue reading The Practice of Deep Listening
Come and hear Rev. Stacy speak about this week’s topic: “Separation of Church and State in a Time of Chrisitan Nationalism.” The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution includes the Establishment Clause which prohibits the government from establishing a religion or state-sponsored church. Some hear the term ‘separation of church and state’ and believe it … Continue reading Separation of Church and State in a Time of Christian Nationalism
“The opposite of belonging is fitting in.” –Brene Brown Belonging: the word itself connotes a longing to be [to be me, to be authentic, to be without shame, to be free]. While we often introduce ourselves with what we do (titles, degrees) belonging calls us to introduce who we are. At this service, Rev. Stacy … Continue reading Finding Belonging In Unitarian Universalism
