Service video The terms “family values,” and “gross national product” have been co-opted over generations to give strict definitions of the feminine and masculine. In this service Suji will discuss the feminine influence on families as well as on the gross national product. And the feminine — like the ocean — rolls, strides, turns, guides, … Continue reading “Family Values & the GDP!,” by Rev. Suji Fox
Service video A pastoral reflection on epidemics/pandemics and their effect on people, property, and the economy
Come join us for a water communion or ritual. The first Water Ritual was held at the November 1980 Women and Religion Continental Convocation of Unitarian Universalists in East Lansing, Michigan. It was created by activist Carolyn McDade and UU leader Lucile Schuck Longview “as a way for women who lived far apart to connect … Continue reading Water Communion
In 1998 a young lady met a fictional character who would inspire her to live a life of courage she never imagined. Please join this now middle aged lady as she shares the seeds of change that were sown during that most fortuitous meeting.
What is a soul, and how could humans detect one in non-human animals? Perhaps the idea of a soul is far too human to ascribe to other beings. But we know that animals dream and have desires beyond mere survival. Inspired by The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery, we will look at the … Continue reading Do Cephalopods Dream of Electric Eels? A Meditation on the Soul
Kia invites us to step into the spiritual apprehension of being a People of Faith. With song, guided meditation, poetry, prayer, & ritual, she & her son, Rile, remind us that even though sometimes we all “feel a long way from home,” and so alone, we need to remember that “it is time now that … Continue reading Stepping Into Our Spiritual Apprehension
Tons of articles online talk give advice about living your faith from a Christian perspective, but how do we do that as UU’s? Faith and the idea of it can make a lot of us uncomfortable, so why not just lean into it?
How do we live our faith? Especially when we all have different spiritual paths. Our answers are complicated at best. Let’s explore a few starting points.
Through music, prayer, poetry, and ritual, Kia asks us to consider the sacredness of our work as Unitarian Universalists. For are not “all the dreams, all the dares, all the sighs, all the prayers” ours? Can we not get through the struggles of this world by “trusting light will guide” and that we will be … Continue reading Are We Not a Holy People?
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” – Carl Jung. Proud of who he is and who he has come here to be in this life, Rev. Jeffrey shares his story of coming out both as a gay man and spiritually to step into living his most authentic life. Living an authentic life requires vulnerability and resiliency resulting in a life of freedom.
