In order to truly be free, we have to be able to name the boundaries that allow us to remain in relationship with one another. Freedom actually means containers. Join us as we explore the ways in which we take responsibility for the impacts of our actions and how that relates to the need to … Continue reading Free in Relationship
We now have a solid system to support our hybrid services so that those at home and those in the sanctuary all have a similar worship experience. Are you comfortable learning a few tech skills? Would you be willing to consider an occasional Sunday as the tech support person? You’d be in the balcony and … Continue reading Lighting Your Own Flame
Sometimes, out of nowhere, when we’re just going about our business, life (or God, or spirit) calls us to show up and be counted. We see someone treating another person injustly, and we must make a choice about how to respond. Depending on who we are, we will make a choice. What is a theology … Continue reading Ready
Our congregation is 391 years old and we wish to continue to have an impact in our community for 400 more years. In order to truly envision who we are becoming, we have to know our history. This Sunday we are uncovering what we can of the story of Dorcas ye Blackmore, the first Black … Continue reading Why Dorcas ye Blackmore?
Our congregation is 391 years old and we wish to continue to have an impact in our community for 400 more years. In order to truly envision who we are becoming, we have to know our history. Join us on a journey back to the beginning to revisit our coming into being and some of … Continue reading Origins
Our congregation is 391 years old and we wish to continue to have an impact in our community for 400 more years. In order to truly envision who we are becoming we have to know our history. We have to see the long view in each direction. At the same time, we as humans are … Continue reading The Long View – A November Sermon Series on History
We talk a lot about how important it is to feel our feelings, but often we don’t mean anger, too – even when there is so much that can and should make us angry. Join Lucas and Rev. Aisha for a service where we explore different ways of thinking about and expressing our anger. We … Continue reading Righteous Anger
In our service series on cultivating relationship, we began with talking about our relationships with ourselves and then moved to how we do this with each other. This week, we move out even more broadly to cultivating our relationships with that which holds the universe together. How do we cultivate relationship with the holy? How … Continue reading Practice Holds Us
Relationship- the process by which we commit and stay engaged with those we love, even when we do not like each other or when we blow it – changes us in all of the best ways. And boundaries are central to how we learn this together. Let’s discuss becoming sea glass while minimizing harm. And … Continue reading Sea Glass
In a world where we are told in a thousand different overt and covert ways that our bodies are not good enough, how might we cultivate the kind of radical self love that will change us and the world? Join us as we consider loving ourselves, and our bodies, so fully that we become free. … Continue reading Love Your Paintbrush
