There is a universality behind all the holidays in the latter half of December: the Winter Solstice. Together we’ll explore the meaning of the Winter Solstice and what it could mean for a UU navigating the holiday season. (Due to the pandemic, we are meeting online rather than in person. Check your email or our … Continue reading Winter Solstice is the Reason for the Season
The message is for the Advent season with reflection on how we use our time of waiting, not only for Christmas but also in this time of waiting for a major change in the well being of our nation and the end of the most major health crisis most of us have ever known. (Due … Continue reading In Time of Waiting
One of the first lessons I [Kyshona Armstrong] learned in my music therapy training was how to mirror my patients. The purpose- to be a reflection of who was in front of me, and also a reflection of who they could potentially be. This is now my mission through music. How can we use this … Continue reading Reflections
This interactive service by the members of the Sunday Chalice Circle will give attendees a taste of a chalice circle experience as we share memories of our own holiday experiences from childhood and explore how they have followed us or changed through the years. (Due to the pandemic, we are meeting online rather than in … Continue reading Sharing our Holiday Traditions
Stretching from Thanksgiving through New Years, we are on the cusp of a time of great abundance and consumption. How might we imagine and uphold abundance as a virtue, a behavior of high moral standards, goodness, and honor? (Due to the pandemic, we are meeting online rather than in person. Check your email or our private Facebook group … Continue reading Abundance as a Virtue
Many of the images of aging in our culture are already problematic. The majority of them fall into one of two broad categories. Depictions of older persons tend toward the extremes—the handsome, buff, tanned and white-haired guy surfing a shimmering blue wave on the one hand, the icon of marketers, and on the other hand, … Continue reading Aging, Covid-19, and Cultural Images
adapted from “The Election Sermon” by Rev. Jennie Barrington We may or may not know the outcome of the election by this Sunday, but we will look, nonetheless, at the value of our commitment to the Democratic process through the lens of the writings of John and Abigail Adams. (Due to the pandemic, we are … Continue reading Dear John and Abigail
Join us for a service to honor the animals, past and present, in our lives. Have hard copy photos on hand (or their live presence) of any animal friends you wish to bless. (Due to the pandemic, we are meeting online rather than in person. Check your email or our private Facebook group for the Zoom meeting … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals
(Due to the pandemic, we are meeting online rather than in person. Check your email or our private Facebook group for the Zoom meeting ID and password. If you are not on our email list, please contact our minister for this information: minister@uucchc.org)
Our culture has a love affair with vampires. Together we’ll explore what our fascination with vampires says about us, and why we love them so. (Due to the pandemic, we are meeting online rather than in person. Check your email or our private Facebook group for the Zoom meeting ID and password. If you are … Continue reading The Vampire Within
