Join Rev. Ashley as she leads us through change and stability. Can we persevere and maintain spiritual discipline, choosing not to give up any time we are challenged by boredom or discomfort? Can we make room for transformation, remembering not to get so hung up on “how it has always been done” that we forget … Continue reading Change and Stability
How do you relate to change? How do you want to relate to change? During this month, on the theme of change and stability, you’ll have opportunities to reflect on your personal relationship to change. Join Reilly for this invitation to deepen your understanding of how you both embrace and resist change.
Join Rev. Ashley as she leads us through change and stability. Can we persevere and maintain spiritual discipline, choosing not to give up any time we are challenged by boredom or discomfort? Can we make room for transformation, remembering not to get so hung up on “how it has always been done” that we forget … Continue reading Change and Stability
Remembering is more than looking backward. It is an act of care, a way of honouring those who came before us, preserving the truth of what happened, and carrying hard-won wisdom into the future. But remembering is not always easy, and forgetting is not always accidental. What happens when painful histories are denied, diminished, or … Continue reading The Work of Remembering
Join Rev. Ashley as she leads us through change and stability. Can we persevere and maintain spiritual discipline, choosing not to give up any time we are challenged by boredom or discomfort? Can we make room for transformation, remembering not to get so hung up on “how it has always been done” that we forget … Continue reading Small Differences
As autumn deepens and the full moon rises, we’ll gather to explore some of the mystery, beauty, and stories that have gathered around the moon through the ages. The October full moon has been called the Hunter’s Moon and the Falling Leaves Moon-names that invite us to notice the changing season and our own place … Continue reading Moon Magic
Rev. Ashley will consider the ways our spiritual path invites us into the tension between our ability to do good in the world and the need to find peace with what we cannot change.
Rev. Ashley will consider the ways our spiritual path invites us into the tension between our ability to do good in the world and the need to find peace with what we cannot change.
Indigenous land defenders say “defend the sacred.” As Unitarian Universalists, what does “sacred” mean to us? When we stopped being a conventional religion with strict ideas about the sacred and the profane, we opened ourselves up to a world where – to quote Peter Mayer – “everything is holy now“. This means that we suffer … Continue reading Everything is Holy Now
British spiritual writer and visual artist Caryll Houselander believed that “The law of growth is rest.” At first glance it sounds backwards. We usually assume that the law of growth is effort, discipline, or constant activity. Houselander suggests the opposite: that genuine growth requires periods of rest. Please join us for an examination of this … Continue reading Listening to Trees
