With Open Hands and Open Hearts
Join our joy as we welcome in new members to our growing congregation with a ritual of belonging, and our story of membership broadens and deepens.
Speaker: Rev. Leslie Runnels
Out With the Old, In With the New
Spiritual practice requires letting go to make space to welcome in the new. We will have a paper and water ritual for each of us to let go of that which doesn’t serve us for the new year. Optional gathering at Fort Macon after service to take papers to the ocean for a big release. … Continue reading Out With the Old, In With the New
Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
Come sing a song with us … your favorite carols are accopanied with bible verse and modern reflection. How the story of Jesus’ birth impacts our daily lives. We will end holding candles and singing Silent Night to each other.
Nativity: An Intergenerational Participatory Re-Living
Nativity: An Intergenerational Participatory Re-livingJoin us and come play with us as we tell the story of Jesus’s birth in a no-rehearsal pageant – the Christmas season thrives on family gatherings, so come join this family story. There will be costumes, audience participation, young thespians, old thespians, and a miracle or two.
The Child in All of Us
Join Rev Leslie and Sarah Grenier, our Religious Education coordinator, in a special ceremony of child dedication. As a congregation centered on love we support the spiritual growth of our youngest ones. What does it mean to you to support a child’s spiritual journey? What skills and beliefs do you have that will enrich their … Continue reading The Child in All of Us
Honorable Harvest
We will explore indigenous practices around spirituality and harvest … and wonder what it means if we hear “no” from nature
Our Work Continues as it Ever Does
What spiritual and justice work is calling to us now? Where are our skills needed? Who is needing what we have to offer, and how do we connect with them?
Message From the Pecans
All Flourishing is Mutual“You know me, I think there ought to be a big old tree right there. And let’s give him a friend. Everybody needs a friend.” ― Bob Ross
The Thinning of the Veil
Join us for a time to remember our loved ones who have passed on and transititioned – what messages do we have for them, and what messages do they have for us? We will work at mutual healing of these relationships. (Bring photos of your loved ones to build a community altar)