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Our worship service this Sunday provides us an opportunity to bridge our October and November worship themes with a message from our minister titled “The Sanctuary of Remembrance” – we hope you will join us.
To acknowledge our ancestors means we are aware that we did not make ourselves. ~ Alice Walker Please join us for worship this Sunday as we continue our exploration of what it means to be a
people of sanctuary with a message from our minister titled “The Shelter of Each Other.” “As we dig deeper, we are reminded that the sanctuaries in our lives do more than simply protect us. They also send us. They don’t just help us heal from our journeys; they also strengthen us for the new journeys ahead. In their fullest, they are not escape houses as much as fueling stations. […] Having been blessed with shelter, we are strengthened to offer that same gift of shelter to others. In other words, sanctuary always comes with a calling. So the question for all of us this month is not just “Where do you find shelter?” but “Having been empowered by shelter, how can you share that same gift with others?” ~ Soul Matters team This coming Sunday, October 14, we will have the opportunity to be in sanctuary together to hear a message
that will challenge us to examine differently the roots of our UU faith. The message for the morning - “A Non- Christian Appreciation of Christianity” – was written and will be presented by Guy Newland. Please join us! “The reality is that no matter what religious source or tradition is most precious to us, it should not overwhelm the great freedom and invitation that Unitarian Universalism offers us. I do not want Unitarian Universalism to “become more Christian.” My hope is that our faith, which we love, becomes as healthy, strong, and vibrant as it can be, and that we remain open and sensitive to the role that Jesus’ message has played and can play in our becoming who we would be as Unitarian Universalists.” ~ Stephen Kendrick Join us this Sunday as we begin our exploration of the question “What does it mean to be a people of
sanctuary.” Our minister’s introductory reflection for the morning is titled “Seeking Sanctuary.” We hope to see you in service! Today, after 77 years of life in a world that’s both astonishingly beautiful and horrifically cruel, “sanctuary” is as vital as breathing to me. Sometimes I find it in churches, monasteries, and other sites designated as sacred. But more often I find it in places sacred to my soul: in the natural world, in the company of a trustworthy friend, in solitary or shared silence, in the ambience of a good poem or good music. Sanctuary is wherever I find safe space to regain my bearings, reclaim my soul, heal my wounds, and return to the world as a wounded healer. It’s not merely about finding shelter from the storm: it’s about spiritual survival. Today, seeking sanctuary is no more optional for me than church attendance was as a child. ~ Parker Palmer |
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September 2024
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Worship ServicesSunday Mornings at 10:30 a.m.
Upcoming Services:
October 6 - Bad Grammar October 13 - Budgets Are Moral Documents October 20 - Win, Loss or Tie October 27 - Deep Listening |
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