In this time of year as we are poised to go headlong into the end-of-the-year holiday season and everywhere we go the sounds of familiar carols are piped into elevators, stores, and restaurants, Rev. Maddie Sifantus will consider the hymn sung in this season which was written by Unitarian minister Edmund Hamilton Sears: It Came … Continue reading “Calm on the Listening Ear”
This week we remember and honor all of the Transgender folks who we have lost to violence in the last year. Join us for a celebration of the lives of beloved children of the universe as we gather resilience from being together. Here’s the video of this Service: If joining by Zoom, please use the … Continue reading “Remembrance and Resilience”
Life is about exchange. We give and we receive. There is a reciprocal relationship between all of us and the earth. Drawing on themes of abundance, gratitude and generosity – and how they interact with one another – we will explore how we might bring more reciprocity into our lives and our world. Here’s the … Continue reading “Reciprocity”
Each year we gather at the start of November to honor all of our beloveds that have died. We name the impact that they continue to have on our lives. We aim to feel more connected to them. And to share that connection with each other in community. You are encouraged to bring photos of … Continue reading “Communion of All Souls”
The world haunts us in multiple ways. It haunts us through memories, doubts, actual ghosts, and so much more. When there are so many things that haunt us, how can we remind ourselves, how do we remind ourselves to be haunted in a good way? Perhaps there are reminders of how to be haunted in … Continue reading “Haunted”
One of our deepest human needs is belonging. And we all know how deeply painful it is to feel like there isn’t room for our whole selves. How do we create a community that makes space for everyone in it? How do we continue to foster inclusivity in the midst of systemic marginalization that is … Continue reading “Is There Room for Me?”
There is so much power in lifting our voices together. When we sing of liberation together, we feel a glimpse of what we are creating together: the Beloved Community. This Sunday (10/15) is the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month and the middle day of LGBTQ Heritage Month. Our Latinix and/or Queer beloveds have long … Continue reading “Singing for Our Lives”
On Wednesday (10/4), some of our Christian siblings celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. St Francis was an 11th century mystic and friar known for his patronage of animals and nature. Many congregations celebrate by ritually blessing the animals in our lives. The Following Monday (10/9) we honor Indigenous People’s Day, which also … Continue reading “All Creatures – Blessings the Animals”
Join as we reflect on the sometimes unexpected impressions we each leave on one another and the friendly ghosts of our past that make up our identities as part of the interdependent web of all existence. Lindsay Donnelly-Bullington (she/her) is in her third year at the Boston University School of Theology, and she is an … Continue reading “God, Ghosts, Aliens, Yourself, Tomorrow”
For our Jewish siblings in the midst of the Days of Awe, this is a time of profound introspection and accounting for all of the ways in which we are human and make mistakes. It is a time when we are called to take responsibility for our own actions. Not a time of blame but … Continue reading “Ownership”
