Our favorite songs, whoever the artist or whatever the style, were created in a strange alchemy of study and inspiration, of strict practice and of letting go. Spiritual Practice is a similar combination of dedication, muscle memory, and perhaps a little divine inspiration. Join us for a musical exploration of learning to risk, building the muscle memory of courage, and … Continue reading It Takes Practice
The most powerful faith we have is the faith we place in ourselves and each other. By deepening relationship with ourselves and each other, we can build more faith so when we need it. Come, let’s build a more faithful community together as we honor the 393rd Anniversary of the founding of our Parish. Here … Continue reading Faithful Community
Two years ago, we began the lockdown that has come to be understood as the start of the 2020 Covid Pandemic. We have ridden one heck of a rollercoaster together since then. Join us as we lament all that has been lost. And as we celebrate that we are still here, ready to create a … Continue reading Two Years Later
Having faith in the universe is something we feel in our bodies above all else. Join us to discuss and practice embodied faith. What does it mean somatically to live faithfully? How do we reconnect with our faith when our bodies tell us that we are not safe (whether real or imagined)? Here’s the video … Continue reading Embodied Faith
I have been thinking a lot about Mothers and the unique roles we have to take on to survive in the world. We have to be nurturers, warriors, consolers, lovers. Today we are going to celebrate Mothers, our roles, our responsibilities, and our joys. Here is the video of this service: If joining by Zoom, please … Continue reading A Mother’s Lament
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
