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HCT Covenant

COVENANT OF THE HEALTHY CONGREGATION TEAM OF THE  BUCKMAN BRIDGE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Created October 27, 2019 We covenant to be guided by the BBUUC Mission, to be accountable to our BBUUC Covenant of Right Relations, and to live as best we can our Unitarian Universalist Principles. Discretion and confidentiality are hallmarks of our work … Continue reading HCT Covenant

Nationalism, Religious Intolerance, and the Future of Interfaith Coalitions

Nationalism, Religious Intolerance, and the Future of Interfaith Coalitions Conversations on religious intolerance across the globe. A discussion on current political leaders using religion and religious sites to demonstrate power. The discussion includes recent events which demonstrate examples of religious intolerance. Including the conversion of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque, Christian … Continue reading Nationalism, Religious Intolerance, and the Future of Interfaith Coalitions

A writer’s retreat workshop

Coming In January, a writer’s retreat workshop From the High Hill: Odyssey Writing for Elders. Marilyn Jones, Chris Jarman Facilitators There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a [person], a town, a building or a wilderness… The search we make for this quality, in our own lives, … Continue reading A writer’s retreat workshop

Soulful Home for Parents & Families: What Does It Mean to Be A Family of Healing?

Soulful Home for Parents & Families: What Does It Mean to Be A Family of Healing? Find Your Packet Here: https://www.soulmatterssharingcircle.com/uploads/9/4/5/0/94501751/sh_1120_healing.pdf The best description of healing I ever heard had to do with healing being not a matter of reaching a fixed state called “cured” or “healthy,” but rather engaging in a dynamic and multi-faceted … Continue reading Soulful Home for Parents & Families: What Does It Mean to Be A Family of Healing?

Soul Matters: What Does It Mean to Be A People of Healing?

Faith Development For All Soul Matters: What Does It Mean to Be A People of Healing? Find Your Packet Here: https://www.soulmatterssharingcircle.com/uploads/9/4/5/0/94501751/sm_2020-11_sg_healing.pdf Jewish teaching includes frequent reminders of the importance of a broken-open heart, as in this Hasidic tale: A disciple asks the rebbe: “Why does Torah tell us to ‘place these words upon your hearts’? … Continue reading Soul Matters: What Does It Mean to Be A People of Healing?

With Gratitude

With Gratitude Appreciation acknowledges the goodness in life – the positives in events, experiences, and other people.  Gratitude recognizes how the positive things in our lives are often due to forces outside of ourselves, particularly the efforts of other people.  Gratitude strengthens the bonds among people who mutually help one another. We do not have … Continue reading With Gratitude