READING ~ “May Day 2022: What Is May Day?” in The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2022 May Day (May 1) is a holiday rich in history and folklore, celebrating the return…
Sermons
I’ll say it again, “Good morning!” Bon Matin! Guten morgen! What a positive and uplifting way to open one’s eyes and wake to the day, to the moment, to the…
READING ~ Gospel According to Mark. Chapter 14, verses 32 – 42. New Revised Standard Version 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit…
READING ~ excerpt from the Unitarian Universalist Association Bylaws and Rules as amended through February 14, 2022 – Article II Principles and Purposes The living tradition which we share draws…
READINGS – Two Poems I No Longer Pray For Peace - by Ann Weems On the edge of war, one foot already in, I no longer pray for peace: I…
READING ~ collected words of wisdom from various sources (Slides) "You carry Mother Earth within you," he said. “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not…
READING “Mornings At Blackwater” – Mary Oliver, from Red Bird For years, every morning, I drank from Blackwater Pond. It was flavored with oak leaves and also, no doubt, the…
READING We are a gentle, angry people and we are singing, singing for our lives We are a justice-seeking people and we are singing, singing for our lives We are…
REFLECTON “Love Rescue Me” ~ Rev. Margaret Beckman Here’s what I know: Easter is about love. The story tells us that Jesus was preaching a progressive and liberating theology to…
"In ancient times, the main purpose of nightly Council Fires was to learn how to listen.” READING ~ from Other Council Fires Were Here Before Ours: A Classic Native American…
