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Animal Chaplain May 2023

In the United States, May is Kindness to Animals Month.  Being kind to animals is not just the right thing to do; it is a spiritual practice.  As Unitarian Universalists, we covenant to affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.  As this Seventh Principle expressly … Continue reading Animal Chaplain May 2023

Animal Chaplain Column April 2023

BBUUC’s Animal Chaplain, Elizabeth DeCoux, is available for members seeking spiritual help related to animals, such as blessings, celebrations of life, prayers, attendance at euthanasia, and other services.  April 2023 Animal Ministry Article:  by Elizabeth DeCoux  Invite your friend to visit you in a dream.  Write the invitation, or speak it aloud, or just think … Continue reading Animal Chaplain Column April 2023

Wisdom on the Way

Wisdom on the Way: Friday Evening Talks and Discussion with Mark Yount, Resumes Friday, May 5th What matters most in Life? Is religious faith good or bad? Who Am I? Am I really free? Is truth a real thing? What kind of society are we capable of? If these questions spark your thought, you’ll enjoy … Continue reading Wisdom on the Way

UUCF Curriculum February 2023

Greco-Roman Gods Who Became Human Such pagan stories, of course, can be found in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. One interesting example that serves to illustrate the point is the account told by the Roman author Ovid of the temporary “incarnation” of Jupiter and Mercury and their meeting with the poor elderly couple Philemon and … Continue reading UUCF Curriculum February 2023

March 2023 Animal Chaplain Article

BBUUC’s Animal Chaplain, Elizabeth DeCoux, is available for members seeking spiritual help related to animals, such as blessings, celebrations of life, prayers, attendance at euthanasia, and other services.  March is the month that the swallows come back to Capistrano.  Mission San Juan Capistrano, in what is now Orange County, California, was founded November 1, 1776, … Continue reading March 2023 Animal Chaplain Article

Animal Chaplain February 2023

BBUUC’s Animal Chaplain, Elizabeth DeCoux, is available for members seeking spiritual help related to animals, such as blessings, celebrations of life, prayers, attendance at euthanasia, and other services. BBUUC’s Animal Grief Support Group meets first and third Sundays, 12:00  to 1:30 p.m., at the church. All are welcome, whether the loss is recent, long ago, … Continue reading Animal Chaplain February 2023

2023 Side With Love

Side with Love is a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love’s power to stop oppression. It is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association and all are welcome to join. (https://sidewithlove.org) The theme for their annual 30 Days of Love program for 2023 will be Spiritual Nourishment for the Long Haul, which will run … Continue reading 2023 Side With Love

Animal Ministry January 2023

Did animals suffer for your foundation, blush, mascara, or eyeshadow?  You can choose to go cruelty-free.  New York has just become the tenth state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals, joining California, Nevada, Illinois, Hawaii, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, Virginia, and Louisiana.  Cutting-edge technologies have made the cruel and archaic animal tests … Continue reading Animal Ministry January 2023