It’s the year 5777, and our siblings in the Jewish community have just days ago completed the High Holy Days, a time for repentance and forgiveness. We pause to consider this deep work and to have opportunity for a brief ritual of healing.
When we are physically injured, healers frequently offer remedies designed to support the body’s natural ability to repair itself. Is there a similar process available to help heal wounded relationships and communities?
A colleague once told me that she mistrusted nouns. They purport to tell you something, but they hide all manner of other things. Nouns lead us astray by suggesting that we’ve learned something by a simple naming. But there’s very little that’s simple in our lives. We explore complexity and the stories we tell.
The world seems a bit crazy and scary right now. the impulse is to retreat or to respond in-kind. However, what is really needed right now (and always) is kindness.
What happens when good rational UUs come face to face with the first of our six sources?
Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life.
As the program year of the congregation begins, we gather in a community of all ages to remember our connections to one another and to our faith. Please bring a little water from your summer adventures to share in the service.
We continue a congregational tradition by offering a lay-led Labor Day weekend service on Sunday, September 4th, on the theme of “What I Read this Summer.” As we begin the new program year, our presentations will focus on our Soul Matters theme for September: a Community of Covenant. Join us to consider our Community of Covenant, and perhaps discover a new book to add to your reading list.
Our ministerial intern, Matt Aspin, and Linda will share the pulpit as we begin a two year journey of learning and teaching. Come learn about our opportunities to grow together!
Two years ago, we began a Developmental Ministry with the goals of transforming TUUC. As we enter the last year of our contract, we revisit Linda’s suggestions of the tools that we use. Don’t forget your sunglasses.
Join us as several congregation members share where their journeys have led them.
