When we find ourselves uncomfortable or defensive, how do we stay curious and learn the lesson before us? How do we find the gifts of disagreement? How do we lean in to relationship when we are in conflict? Relationship is central wherever there is resistance – in us personally, collectively or politically. Join us as … Continue reading Where There is Resistance
There is something magic that happens when we eat together. It is one of the great losses of the pandemic that we cannot gather to eat together safely in the same ways. Fellowship over food is deep and beautiful. Let’s talk about it! Bring something to eat! Just a morsel or more. If you join … Continue reading A Longer Table
According to Babylonian Mythology the Earth was created when Tia-met, the Great Dragon and the Goddess of Chaos, was conquered by the god Marduk. All of creation was made from her body but she wasn’t dead. Her divine spark was within every human being and that spark began to remember who it was as humans … Continue reading The Lady Speaks
In 2011, Unitarian Universalists adopted a Statement of Conscience entitled Ethical Eating, on which the UU Office at the UN centered last year’s Intergenerational Spring Seminar. But sometimes, climate change and anti-racism can feel overwhelming, amid all the concerns of our lives. Lóre Stevens, of First UU Nashville and Harvard Divinity School, will share her … Continue reading “Food Faith” – This service is Zoom only because of the blizzard – no in-person attendance!
What is possible when we weave our intentions throughout our lives? How do we turn the ordinary into spiritual practice? Join us as we weave some intentions into our Sunday morning and discuss the power of intention setting in our lives. This is the service planned for January 9 which has been rescheduled because Rev. Elizabeth … Continue reading Braiding Intentions
How we gather matters. What we do together shapes our community. Being clear about our intentions is crucial to our success. We make decisions about who we are and who we want to be whether we are aware of it or not. We strive to make conscious, thoughtful choices about our community. Come, discuss how … Continue reading Communal Intentions
The last year has been full of brokenness. As we move into this New Year, how can we put the broken pieces of our lives together in a way that is healing and transformative? How has this year transformed you? What broken pieces are you collecting? How will you bring those pieces forward in the … Continue reading Breaking in the New Year
Kwanzaa is a relatively new celebration which is designed to lift up family, culture and community in the Black community. Today we BIPOCs invite you into community with us. We are the FPD family; join us in this celebration. Join us in creating this beloved community. Here is the video of this service: If joining … Continue reading Celebrating Kwanzaa
Join us Christmas Eve at 5 pm for our traditional service of lessons, songs, and stories. Here is the video of the Christmas Eve service: Then on Sunday December 26 at 11 am, join us to in celebrating Kwanzaa: Kwanzaa is a relatively new celebration which is designed to lift up family, culture and community … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service of Lessons, Songs, and Stories
There are great gifts and wonder in the dark. As we honor solstice, let us look at the potential healing and growth that comes from attending to our shadows. To the darkness inside us as well as that surrounds us this time of year. Let us interrogate the dark within in order to grow. Here … Continue reading Shadows
