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The Vulnerable Art of Celebration
Being vulnerable often gets limited to sharing pain and sadness. Sharing our joy and celebrating ourselves requires vulnerability as well. We must be intentional about setting aside a space for celebration in our lives. In our service, we will celebrate the academic year that’s wrapping up soon for our students and educators at the UUCC.
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Mother’s Day-International Day of Contemplation on Gun Violence
Mother’s Day-International Day of Contemplation on Gun Violence” We will join congregations around the country in setting aside Mother’s Day as a national day of contemplation and prayer on gun violence. Using the work of historian Adam Winkler, we will take an honest look at the history of gun control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mru_q1V-UF4
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Nurturing Possibility and Creativity
Nurturing Possibility and Creativity” The enemies of ambivalence and apathy can often paralyze us in our personal lives and in the life of our faith community. Using the work of Rosamund Stone Zander, we will explore together how to nurture possibility and creativity in our lives.
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Spring and Perennial Reconstruction
The Reconstruction era after the Civil War was a period of important and unprecedented social change in America. Three major changes to the U.S. Constitution — the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, known as the Reconstruction Amendments — ended slavery and gave full citizenship and voting rights regardless of race. Southern states rewrote their constitutions…
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From Pigpen to Popeye: Living in the Light of Charity
We often see ourselves as “PigPens,” covered in “original sin,” but the Holy invites us to see the world and ourselves through its lens of Original Blessing and Love. We do that by, like Popeye, eating our “spiritual spinach” by doing practices — whether it’s meditation, prayer, yoga, or helping others — that open our…
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Flower Communion
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