Ministry is not a profession for the shy or uncertain – not, at least, for those who can’t adapt to the demands of public leadership. Here are some thoughts about what to expect in the way of adaptation, and how to consider it healthy – or not. Religious Exploration offered for children
Bill Murray and Andi McDowell’s famous movie was released in 1993. We likely got the joke a long time ago. But after 25 years, what happens to us on Feb. 3, the day after Groundhog Day? The groundhog goes home – where do we go? Religious Exploration offered for children.
Elvis Hedji, who is from Sudan, will be our guest speaker on behalf of the Humanity Helping Sudan Project. Religious Education offered for children.
“Winner-take-all” is one increasingly common description of American society. Few experts dispute the chasm of inequality, but fewer agree what might heal it. Is it a fault in our stars or in our systems? Or is it a grudge birthed in darker places? Religious Exploration offered for children.
It is risky to channel historic figures into the present day, but there are good reasons to pause and reflect this Martin Luther King Sunday on what Dr. King might say about dehumanization and scapegoating of other people. He was pretty clear. Religious Exploration offered for children.
The holidays fade, the New Year begins, the depth of winter comes–and our feelings may be ambivalent. This Sunday we will have rituals of Endings and Beginnings, letting go of what must now be past and welcoming our hopes and dreams for 2018. Religious Exploration offered for children.
Please join Kay Bennett in the Vestry at 10:00 a.m. for a period of reflection on your past year and your hopes for 2018. No Religious Exploration. No Little Lights childcare.
More people in New England than anywhere else in the US now tell pollsters they are “not clear on the concept.” Many don’t care to be – and many UUs got to there first. Some have good reasons – but will reason sustain our lives?
The turn of the natural year approaches, and the calendar will click over to 2018. We have rituals that feel obligatory, of consumption and holiday activities. Before taking the plunge, we might pay attention to a less obvious ritual.
Bob Linscott, instructor of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction will explore the challenges we all face in a world with increasing dependence on technology and social media and discuss research reinforcing the impact the practice of mindfulness has on our health and longevity.
