Grace Bonow, Guest Speaker Nancy Philip, Worship Associate What’s Up With Young People These Days?: A Teenager’s View on Today’s WorldThe world is a complicated place. It’s full of catastrophic problems like climate change, social injustice, and of course the millennia-old complaint: young people. How do young people today see the world? How can we … Continue reading What’s Up with Young People These Days?
Rev. Barry Andrews, Guest MinisterJenny Weaver, Worship Associate For many people today, Ralph Waldo Emerson is a quaint relic of the nineteenth century, or worse yet, a dead white male with little to offer contemporary Americans. Not so for me. I have spent many years reading and reflecting on his writings. I have taught classes, … Continue reading Emerson & Me
Johanna Munson, Guest Speaker Gregory Cook, Worship Associate According to Albert Einstein’s law of conservation, mass and energy are interchangeable, and the sum stays constant. What if we apply this to the cycle of life and death? There are as many stories of afterlife as there are spiritual traditions; however some traditions exclude the possibility … Continue reading E=MC2: The Case for an Afterlife
Rev. Jennifer Alvair, Guest Minister Gregory Cook, Worship Associate Water Communion is an annual ritual of welcoming one another back into community after our summer travels. This uniquely UU ritual reminds us that we all come from water, we are made of mostly water, and just like the way water scatters into raindrops and streams, … Continue reading A Water Communion Blessing
In-Person Service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. Sandy Spear, Board Member and Educator Mike Cox, Worship Associate What are the best practices for emotional self-regulation? According to Dr. Marc Brackett at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, there is extensive research on emotional self-regulation.
In-Person Service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. Rev. William (Bill) Comfort, Guest Minister Gregory Cook, Worship Associate The title comes from the name of a meditative way of interacting with scripture called Lectio Divina. In Lectio Divina a person reads a piece of scripture over several times slowly until a part of the text … Continue reading Natural Divina
In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. Cedars Board Members Join us for a time of gathering, sharing a meal, and meaningful conversations. Bring your curiosity, questions, and wisdom to share—plus, your favorite Brunch-y dish! Let’s connect and discuss your vision for the future of Cedars.
In-person service in Webster Hall at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Victoria Poling, Guest Minister Johanna Munson, Worship Associate Author and scholar bell hooks observes, “While ours is a nation wherein the vast majority of citizens are followers of religious faiths that proclaim the transformative power of love, many people feel they do not have a clue … Continue reading What is Necessary for Love?
In-person service at Webster Hall. Nancy Philip, Worship Associate and Gregory Cook, Worship Associate. What happens to your identity when others have decided who you are? We’ll examine the question of public perceived identity using the works of and recent events in the life of Salman Rushdie.
In-person service at Webster Hall. Guest Speaker: Kathryn Lafond, Worship Associate: Johanna Munson. Our thoughts too are seed-sowers. With so much change being asked of us, let’s explore the visions we are holding…
