Sanelli, a proven speaker, will discuss her life and work as a writer. “Sanelli’s writing is a fine mixture of literary nonfiction and memoir that often, and honestly, examines the act of writing itself.” -The Stranger, Seattle Mary Lou Sanelli is the author of fourteen titles of nonfiction, fiction, memoir, poetry, and a children’s title. … Continue reading In So Many Words
The common understanding of mistakes is we’d rather not make them or that we are wrong or bad when we make them. How we respond after making a mistake is the story of our lives. Let’s think about this together. Rev. Barbara Cornell has been a hospital chaplain for 15 years. She and her husband … Continue reading Beautiful Mistakes or Why waste a perfectly good mistake?
Join in with the annual sacred ritual of pouring together the experiences of our lives. Celebrate the water that nurutred our gardens, decorated our vacations and sustained our souls. Remember to bring a small amount of water for the communal vessel. Reverend Margo Rinehart is our minister at Cedars UU Congregation. She has been a Kitsap County … Continue reading Water Communion
Come and discern what it means for us to protest and otherwise speak out during these politically challenging times. Learn to increase your inner strength by practicing freedom, together. Reverend Margo Rinehart is our minister at Cedars UU Congregation. She has been a Kitsap County resident for over 20 years before recently finishing a ministry in Bozeman, … Continue reading Living Love Through the Practices of Freedom and Liberation
Given what we are facing on a collective level in the USA, I find it helpful to explore what sustained the religious freedom fighters of our past. Dorothy Day said, “The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart…” Frederick Douglas reminded us, “Power concedes nothing without demand.” … Continue reading What are our Hearts Demanding?
St Francis of Assisi is the beloved Patron Saint of Animals. Unitarian Universalists have a very special connection to their animal friends and companions. We will bring our animal companions to Church this Sunday to honor them and give them the Blessing of the Animals. We will also hold space for animal companions who are … Continue reading Blessing of the Animals
Come and celebrate the Bridging of Grace, our graduating high school senior. Grace will describe how Unitarian Universalism shaped her journey from childhood to adult thinking and being. During the service, a few Cedars members will offer well wishes to Grace on behalf of our community. Following the service, you are warmly invited to greet … Continue reading Bridging Service for Grace Bonow
When fear tries to drive the bus of our lives, how do we remain loving? We live in a world increasingly hostile to those fighting for liberation, fighting for freedom from harm. The gifts in this moment may be that we are forced to learn how to center, ground, nourish, and focus. Kathryn LaFond, Intuitive … Continue reading Prayer in a Time of Chaos
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said, “The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.” While this is certainly true, we (collectively, all of humanity) have learned how to describe and predict many things. From Johannes Kepler’s observation that celestial bodies travel in elliptical orbits to the complex differential equations of Quantum Electrodynamics, math … Continue reading “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences”
Hope is tricky, especially when things are going wrong. Does it mean hoping for a cure, or turning this disaster around, or what exactly? In this sermon, we’ll consider the changing nature of hope and explore our options for getting through these uncertain times Rev. Barbara Cornell was in an About Your Sexuality class when she … Continue reading Resurrecting Hope
