“Our Winter Garden: A Love Song to Mother Earth”
When we look at the garden’s winter bones, what can we learn about ourselves and our world? Come celebrate the joy of being together as we sing songs to honor Mother Earth and the coming of Spring.
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey
“Birth and Death”
Wakoh explores a Zen Buddhist teaching on birth and death: its beauty and usefulness when caring for those born and dying and/or when facing one’s own mortality.
Staying in the Fight: Resisting the “anesthetizing security of stained glass windows”
In the coming months and years we will be called upon to stay committed to the work of resilience and resistance. How do we fight the temptation to look away? Can we engage in meaningful practices of solidarity with people whose lives look very different from our own?
Choosing Our Stories
As we go running into the new year we ask: which of our stories will we use to find our way and which will we leave on the road?
Bodhi Day
In Japanese schools of Buddhism, December 8 is Bodhi Day, when the Buddha’s enlightenment is celebrated. In honor of this occasion, the story of Siddhartha Gautama’s spiritual quest and awakening will be recounted. We will consider the relevance of his heroic journey for people today, as well as his prescription for finding freedom in the … Continue reading Bodhi Day
Weaving and Mending the Fabric of Community
Our UU Principles and Values remind us that we are all inextricably connected to one another. Yet life with others isn’t always easy. How do we weave together enduring, inclusive communities? When the fabric frays and threatens to tear, how do we mend and heal?
Finding Our Voice
Our spiritual theme for November is REPAIR. Can we find our authentic selves in traditional religious language? We re-view, reframe, and reclaim an old, perhaps beloved and familiar prayer, the 23rd Psalm. Is it relevant for Unitarian Universalists? Does it have any guidance for us in our troubled times? Please join us in worship.
Consider the Cow
Have you ever watched an animal approach someone who is sad? What can we learn about nonverbal caretaking from our nonverbal companions?
Is It True? How Will You Know?
Given the current condition of our shared world, as spiritual/religious people, who are you/we? As spiritual/religious people, what is our collective purpose for attending/becoming a member of a church or fellowship? What is your personal reason(s) for attending UUP? What is your/our vision for UUP? If you are a little bit curious about these questions, if you … Continue reading Is It True? How Will You Know?
Zelophehad’s Daughters and the Buddha’s Aunt: Badass Women in History
Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey, assisted by WA Nancy Blake, will celebrate inspiring women leaders. Rev. Wakoh will share stories from the Hebrew and Buddhist scriptures about women who acted boldly and collectively to make life better for themselves, their extended families, and countless women who came after them. She will consider the relevance of … Continue reading Zelophehad’s Daughters and the Buddha’s Aunt: Badass Women in History