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“Flower Communion”

Our annual Flower Communion service is coming up quickly, and there are several ways we’d like to invite your participation to make it a success!

First, we need flowers — fresh cut flowers from your garden, or from a field somewhere (make sure you have … read more.

“Accepting Our Stories”

We all fail to live the story we should live. With the gift of acceptance, we can live our real stories. With the aid of two poems, Vince will suggest the path to acceptance. If this path is taken, we will see that everything belongs … read more.

“The Stories We Tell”

It has been quite a year (or more), and so much has happened that we might struggle to find words to talk about it. But we may discover that the way we tell our stories matters — both to the people listening, and to our … read more.

“Practicing a Life”

Mindfulness, contemplation, meditation, and prayer are all words to name ways we might practice living more intentionally. We will explore multiple practices as well as the ways in which many practices may point us toward how to better listen to our lives and to one … read more.

“Earth Day”

Join the Social & Environmental Justice Team for a day to lift up our 7th Principle — affirming and promoting respect for the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part. There is so much happening to our planet on both a global … read more.

“Becoming Hope”

Easter can mean a lot of different things — it is the highest holy day in the Christian year, but it is also a celebration of the rebirth of hope when we thought all was lost. Let us explore the lessons of the season together … read more.

“Commitment to Our Earth”

What would it meant to commit to being in partnership with nature? How do we engage in relationship with our Earth? Drawing from the wisdom of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Joanna Macy and others, join Laura Solomon for a conversation about how we can commit to … read more.

“Jump Up and Live”

Spring is here! Let us find joy in the new life stirring around us, giving us encouragement after a long winter hibernation (that has lasted, perhaps, more than a single season). Together we will celebrate all the ways that the earth is calling us … read more.

“To Whom Do We Owe Respect?”

Do we have a moral obligation to be respectful toward everyone, or just to those who agree to be respectful in return?

What about those who are not only disrespectful, but who are violent, racist, and bigoted?

And what does it mean to show respect, … read more.