Today around the world All Souls Day, All Saints Day and Dia de Muertos is celebrated. The fact that these occur on the same day is historically very complicated. However, they are intended to remind us of the importance of remembering those that we have descended from; those that we have loved and lost; those … Continue reading Celebrating our Ancestors
Doing a hard thing takes courage. Doing it again when you have failed takes even more. Persistence is a muscle we can strengthen with practice. Join us for a celebration of the growth mindset that we need in order to keep going. We will persist, because we are not alone. Here’s the video of this … Continue reading Persist
Today I will continue to explore the role of Mothers in the Bible. I continue to ask if there is anything at all to be learned by the lives and experiences of these women. Motherhood is such a difficult job. There are no manuals, directions, instructions on how to do it correctly. There is not … Continue reading Hagar, #SayHerName, Who is she and what is she to you?
The most brave thing we can do is surrender. To allow ourselves to be fully seen and let go of control over the outcome. To be vulnerable. Join us as we celebrate how brave it is to be human, to risk being honest with yourself and each other, to live with your whole heart knowing … Continue reading “Courage to Surrender”
Being your whole self and living your truth is the bravest and more life affirming thing you can do. We need everyone to have full bodily autonomy to allow everyone to thrive in this way. We need to all be sovereign in our own bodies. Come celebrate your bravery. Celebrate the ways in which you … Continue reading Sovereign Bodies
Plato’s description of the cave illustrates the philosophical roots of our Unitarian Universalist theology. Yet our theology and the way we see the world is changing, what will influence the way we understand our world and our future? What will help us have a new vision of ourselves and the sacred as we move forward? … Continue reading “Plato’s Footstool”
Loneliness continues to rise amongst humans, even as we are more connected than ever before. Last week we spoke about our deep need for true belonging and how we must cultivate it in ourselves. This week, we will discuss the relationship with our internal life, our solitude, that is part of cultivating our belonging. Join … Continue reading “Alone”
It is so tempting to surround ourselves with folks with whom we have a lot in common. And we miss out on so much when we create community in that way. Here, we attempt to create a community that celebrates difference! And where all people belong, even as we set boundaries around what behaviors we … Continue reading “To Love Alike”
Each year we gather together again to mark the start of the new church year in celebration of water. Water is life! It moves in and through us and all that is. This year, we will honor the ways in which water is dangerous and uncomfortable and inconvenient. We will celebrate the community of care … Continue reading “Sanctuary”
This Labor Day weekend, we look at what needs building in our First Parish and Dorchester communities, and what we will need, in terms of vision, people, and resources, to build it. This lay lead service will explore through music, readings, and its homily message how this congregational community — made up of traditions, a … Continue reading “What Do We Need to Build?”
