September 25, Coming Home
In our quest for belonging, how often do we lose the sense of who we really are? What if true belonging starts with belonging to ourselves?
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In our quest for belonging, how often do we lose the sense of who we really are? What if true belonging starts with belonging to ourselves?
Being part of a community can meet our human need to belong. Yet at times, we can also feel lonely within a community or excluded from it. How do we meet one another’s longing for community in ways that foster true belonging?
We return from the summer break and begin the 2022-2023 church year with our annual Ingathering Sunday and Water Ceremony. We will share our waters, honoring our sacred connections to one another and our planet and reminding ourselves that we belong to an interdependent community … read more.
Join in a multigenerational service to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali. Together, we will reflect on the significance of this holiday and participate in traditional Hindu rituals to celebrate the power of good over evil.
A congregational meeting will follow immediately after the service. … read more.
Who do we understand ourselves to be as a spiritual community? What purpose does our coming together serve? Let us explore together these questions of our collective belonging and shared purpose.
Music
9AM: UCM Choir
11AM: Richard Columbo, guitar and voice
Spiritual Exploration
9AM and 11AM: … read more.
Indigenous wisdom emerges from deep connection to and reverence for the Earth. The earth itself can be our teacher and a powerful source of belonging. How might we incorporate this wisdom into our daily lives? This sermon is the first in a year-long series, … read more.
When the culture around us doesn’t encourage us to our best selves, how do we model the kind of world we want to live in? Matt will reflect on the good and bad of middle school, the time he picked the very best costume … read more.