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In-person & Live-stream. On or near the first Sunday in January, many Unitarian Universalist congregations hold a ritual to bid farewell to the old year, and to release it. In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding, “The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping us to put in perspective the joys … Continue reading Farewell to the Old Year
In-person and Live-stream. As UUs and concerned citizens, we support the ideals of social, environmental, and financial sustainability and justice throughout our lives. But we may not realize that we can support these same ideals in death as well as life. Planning for the end of life can continue our meaningful contributions to our shared commitments … Continue reading What Will You Leave Behind?
Kathy Beatty. Live-stream and in-person. This talk will offer contemplations of deep and relevant wisdom from one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time. Thich Nhat Hanh had tens of thousands of students worldwide. A courageous anti-war and social justice activist, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh
Cheryl Pittenger and Kathy Beatty. Live Stream and In-person. On or near the first Sunday in January, many Unitarian Universalist congregations hold a ritual to bid farewell to the old year, and to release it. In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding, “The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping … Continue reading Fire Communion of the Burning Bowl
Kathy Beatty and Cheryl Pittenger. Live Stream Together we can still keep our year-end tradition of endings and beginnings. While we can’t congregate at the burning bowl and create a constellation of candles of hope, we can separately and together let go of negativity and sorrow that weigh on us from the past year, and … Continue reading Letting Go and Moving On: 2020 to 2021
Kathy Beatty and Joshua Munz. Two dictionary definitions of Sustainability are “The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.” and the “Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.” As a society are our current food choices maintaining an ecological balance and can they be maintained at … Continue reading A Plateful of Sustainability
SINGLE SERVICE AT 10 AM. A ritual of letting go, intention, and hope. Within a traditional service of readings and music, we will again provide a burning bowl and candles for each of us to privately examine what we want to let go from the past year and our hopes and intentions for the new … Continue reading Ending and Beginning
A ritual of letting go, intention, and hope. Within a traditional service of readings and music, we will again provide a burning bowl and candles for each of us to privately examine what we want to let go from the past year and our hopes and intentions for the new year to come.
