Rev Pamela Barz began her ministry serving the UU Church of Saco-Biddeford and now has returned to Maine where she offers coaching to help clergy and others get "unstuck" and live from deep gladness. 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.
Sharing our feelings with others can be an act of vulnerability that calls upon great courage. Often, acknowledging our feelings even to ourselves and being present with them also requires great courage. What is possible when we show up fully to ourselves, and when we take the risk to share with others?
Rev. Ariel will share a story of a time when belonging felt complicated, but one person’s simple gesture of welcome changed everything, and invite us to reflect on how we can demonstrate welcome in our own lives and communities.
The ancient book of Leviticus lays out rules and rituals for a tribal people in search of a home and building a sense of shared identity beyond their shared experiences of oppression. It can seem like it has no bearing on our modern lives. But what lessons might it, and other sacred texts, offer us … Continue reading Gratitudes For Manna
In this sermon, UU minister Ariel Aaronson-Eves will reflect on the body as a source of knowing, especially for Unitarian Universalists. What can our bodies tell us when we tune in, about our health, about our relationships, about the sacred? How might we learn to listen?
