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Opening Through Mindful Exploration of Relationship

Bethany Crawley presents “Opening Through Mindful Exploration of Relationship” About our Service: We are often compelled to protect ourselves, emotionally, physically, and energetically, from one another.  Circumstances, personal history, culturally imposed competition, and environments, at times, require that we strive against one another, leaving us feeling potentially isolated and separate from one another and our … Continue reading Opening Through Mindful Exploration of Relationship

Inspiration

Ev Corum presents “Inspiration” About our Service: Ev will address what sources of inspiration we might seek when it seems that we live in a world that does not offer us much about which to be inspired. About our Speaker: Ev is on the faculty of Mandarin High School, where he teaches dual enrollment Humanities … Continue reading Inspiration

#whereRtherefugees

Basma Alawee presents “#whereRtherefugees” About our Service: Basma, a refugee herself, and now the Florida Refugee Organizer for the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) will speak about the refugees crisis around the world, refugees’ contributions in the US and how our community can help. About our Speaker: Basma Alawee came to the United States from Iraq in … Continue reading #whereRtherefugees

No Hard Feelings

Sarah Clarke Stuart presents “No Hard Feelings” With Guest Musician David Murphy About our Service: This is a talk about addiction, families, and the power and pain of letting go. It explains what it means to surrender to the present moment, but it’s not a how-to guide. It’s just one family’s ongoing story of learning to … Continue reading No Hard Feelings

How the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism were heard at Mount Sinai

Rabbi Merrill Shapiro presents “How the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism were heard at Mount Sinai”  About our Service: The Revelation at Mount Sinai, seven weeks after the Children of Israel achieved liberation from bondage in Egypt, was a formative experience for the Jewish people and foundational to the very existence of Judaism even to … Continue reading How the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism were heard at Mount Sinai

Our Seventh UU Principle

About our Service: Our seventh principle applies our first principle – respect for the worth and dignity of each individual – to all life. It extends our faith’s compassion to the entire web of existence. Linda will discuss why this principle is so fundamental to Unitarian Universalists, and to our ailing planet. About our Speaker: … Continue reading Our Seventh UU Principle

Marking Our Passages — Together

About our Service: Religious communities are traditionally places we celebrate transitions in life. In our culture, graduation from high school is one such transition. This Sunday, we will honor our own Ava Lopez and Tye Rothberg in a “Bridging Ceremony” as they transition into young adulthood. Through ritual, song, and words, we will lift up their roles in our community … Continue reading Marking Our Passages — Together

Living in Right Relationship

About our Service: Right Relationship is a fun button word in our faith. It refers to how we try and be our best selves when we are together. Join us as we explore the role covenant, community, and conversation have in our everyday lives as Unitarian Universalists, by taking a deep dive into our second principle. … Continue reading Living in Right Relationship