As school opens up to receive our students and our teacher, we work together to confirm our commitment to living our values in all places, including schools. We will have a backpack blessing – not only can students get their backpacks blessed, but all ages are welcome to join – purses, phones, laptop bags, you … Continue reading Returning to the Invitation and Intention to Learn
We will delve into the practice of keeping a journal. In this day and age of seemingly billions of photos on our phones, let’s investigate the value of the written word. We will look at a photo/written word project, a trip to find locations in an old diary, and notes at the beginning of a … Continue reading Notes from Our Lives
Hilma af Klint’s groundbreaking abstract paintings invite us to embrace mystery, honor many ways of knowing, and trust that truth is always unfolding. Through the lens of Unitarian Universalism, we’ll explore how creativity, spiritual curiosity, and the courage to imagine a more connected world can deepen our faith and expand our vision of what is … Continue reading We Weren’t Ready, and She Knew It
“All are welcome” is one of our most cherished promises, but genuine welcome requires more than an open door. It requires boundaries that protect dignity, consent, and safety. Together, we’ll explore how compassion and accountability create a community where everyone can truly belong.
Change is hard. Change is also essential. Sometimes we resist change because we are afraid to let go of things we have outgrown, things that may be holding us back from transforming into the most luminous version of ourselves. Rituals support us through such challenges by guiding us to express and embody our intentions. Seminarian, Priestess, … Continue reading Shedding Skin: A Transformation Ritual
Our Unitarian Universalist values invite us to live with love at the center, rooted in our shared commitments and growing into action. Together, we’ll explore the branches and roots of our Values Tree and learn a new song that helps bring these values to life in our hearts, our communities, and the wider world. It … Continue reading Exploring our Value Tree
The Freedom sculpture in Philadelphia invites us to reflect on the courage, resilience, and unfinished work of freedom in America. Together, we will explore the stories it commemorates and consider how the pursuit of liberation calls us to remember the past, engage the present, and help create a more just future for all.
Henry David Thoreau urged us to live deliberately, paying attention to the paths we travel and the choices we make. In a world crowded with distractions and well-worn roads, what might we discover by slowing down, noticing where our lives are leading, and choosing a more intentional way forward? Join us as we explore the … Continue reading Thoroughfares with Thoreau
This Sunday we will explore the ways in which poets experience the “where” and “when” of living, whether it be in our daily life or in our adventures.
As the Earth turns, we celebrate the longest light in the Northern Hemisphere while others experience the longest night. Seen from a cosmic perspective, light and darkness are partners in a larger cycle, each revealing truths the other cannot. Together we will explore freedom announced, freedom demanded, and freedom passed on. Through story, reflection, and … Continue reading Thresholds and Liberation
