Sunday, October 25, 2020 Compassion Lay speaker Theresa McReynolds Compassion has many faces. The Dalai Lama once said “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” My talk will be about unwrapping empathy, compassion, and love and applying them to these unprecedented times. To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: Go to … Continued

Sunday, October 18, 2020 Seeking Silence in a Time of Noise Rev. Dawn Fortune In the 1800s, Theodore Parker spoke of the things that were transient and permanent in Christianity. In these weeks before the election’s conclusion, it can seem as though our world is a swirling chaos of noise and confusion. Can we listen … Continued

Sunday, October 11, 2020 Hearing Vulnerability and Fear Rev. Dawn Fortune Deep listening asks us to be open to hearing more than just what our ears can sense. Deep listening asks us to listen to the feelings and reasons buried within what we can perceive with our physical senses. It has been said that fear … Continued

Sunday, October 4, 2020 Saint Francis of Assisi and Deep Listening (Blessing of the Animals!) Rev. Dawn Fortune Saint Francis of Assisi was said to have the ability to speak to animals, or at the very least, call them to him. He is often pictured with a songbird perched on his hand. As the patron … Continued

Sunday, September 27, 2020 Put Down the Duckie Lay speaker Jack Miller “Put down the duckie.” There may be times when putting something down is a better choice than letting something go. How are these two ideas different? To Join ZOOM Meeting ON COMPUTER: Go to Zoom link (Meeting ID: 224 677 6604) To Join … Continued

Sunday, September 20, 2020 Celebrating the Equinox During a Pandemic: New ways of doing ancient things Rev. Dawn Fortune The Fall Equinox marks the midpoint between high summer and deepest winter. It, with its spring mate, are the ultimate liminal times of our year – when we are evenly between those seasonal extremes. It is … Continued

Sunday, September 13, 2020 Here We Are Gathered (Water Ceremony/Ingathering) Rev. Dawn Fortune Each year, congregations around the US participate in the annual ritual of Ingathering by combining bottles and vials of water brought from home or far away, to be blessed and used in our rituals throughout the year. Unable to pour water together … Continued

Sunday, September 6, 2020 Labor Day and the 40-Hour Week Rev. Dawn Fortune Born in the sweatshops of the Industrial Revolution, Labor Unions in the United States fought for – and achieved – laws and policies that banned child labor, regulated working conditions and fair wages for unionized workers. The notion that workers might require … Continued

Sunday, August 30, 2020 The Allure of the Politics of Us vs. Them Lay speaker Cynthia Grzywinski Over the last several years, a disturbing seismic shift has taken place in countries throughout the world, including our own. Government systems of formerly democratic nations such as Hungary, the Philippines, and Turkey, are now lead by autocratic-minded … Continued

Sunday, August 23, 2020 There Is No Away: An Ethic of Solidarity Amid Disposability Guest minister Rev. Theresa Ines Soto What responsibility do Unitarian Universalists have in days steeped in call-out culture, threats of disposability, and isolation. Join us to explore how the thinking, feeling and doing fit together on this subject. To Join ZOOM … Continued