The Rev. Christina Sillari joins us from Portland, Maine. She served First Parish Church in Portland for eleven years as their settled minister. Contact her at: .
Rev. Ariel Aaronson-Eves serves part-time as the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Franklin, NH, while also working as a hospice chaplain in central New Hampshire, and finding time to squeeze in some farm work and walks in the woods.
Numbers chapters 13 & 14, in the Torah, help explain why it took the Israelites 40 years to get to Canaan after escaping Egypt, a journey that, under ordinary circumstances, would not take all that long. It is a story of the power of faith and the power of fear, and how our own fears … Continue reading How to Get to the Land of Milk & Honey
At General Assembly last month, over 86% of Unitarian Universalist delegates voted to approve preliminary changes to Article II, the Principles & Purposes of the Association. This means that we, as a denomination, have another year to study and reflect on the proposed changes, before a final vote for approval next June, which would officially … Continue reading Love at the Center
In this sermon of reflection and celebration, Rev. Ariel will tap into the spiritual wisdom of farmers – especially queer farmers – and explore how working in communion with land helped them to know and love both themself and the divine.
In the spirit of this month’s theme of creativity, we will reflect on and creatively express the watershed of Unitarian Universalism, of which our own lives and stories are tributaries. We will draw or write and share a piece of our individual stories that enrich the whole of our community. If you are joining on … Continue reading The Watershed of Community
“Our Faith is not interested in saving your soul — we’re here to help you unfold the awesome soul you already have.” ~ Andrea Lerner, Former UU District Executive Metro New York Join WA Tiffany Vencile and Rev Ariel for this Sunday’s service.
Worship Associate • Tiffany Vencile We are in the midst of the Jewish month of Adar, a time when the Talmud invites us to “increase in joy.” In the midst of the ongoing horrors and griefs of the world, how is this even possible? Might making space for pain help pave the way?
From “Creatures That Don’t Conform” by Lucy Jones. “How do we see the world as sacred again? By radical noticing. Looking for awe in all of life. Following the wonder in our bodies electric. Before we find new stories, don’t we need to sit and remember? How to venerate the world?”
Mary Finn, Patti Anderson, and Rev. Ariel will share stories of dawning and evolving racial consciousness and the ongoing work that such realizations draw us towards. Together they will explore how the people we are surrounded by, and the voices we listen to, shape our understanding of racism and inform our next steps.
Worship Associate • Tiffany Vencile. As we enter a festival season, Rev. Ariel will reflect on how rituals often arise out of distinct experiences of place, and the potential cost of observing those rituals divorced from that place.
“Old habits of mind create tomorrows which look exactly like yesterdays. That is precisely what makes old habits comfortable. Familiar patterns, which we know by heart, are easily followed with our eyes closed.” Dennis McCarty
