Archives: Services

“Sharing Our Spiritual Journeys”

Presenters: Frank Watson, D’Vorah Kelley, Bob Koches Service Associate: Bob Craft Each of us is on a spiritual journey. Each of us is following our own path through life. Join us Sunday, April 12 as three of our members of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Riberas share their personal spiritual journey and how … Continue reading “Sharing Our Spiritual Journeys”

“Such Diversity of Color and Form” – The Flower Service”

Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterCarol Johnson, Service Associate When Unitarian minister Rev. Norbert Capek created the flower service that we continue today, he asked people to bring flowers of their own choosing from their own gardens or from a field or roadside. The diversity of the flowers was important, for it symbolized our diversity, and how … Continue reading “Such Diversity of Color and Form” – The Flower Service”

“A Celebration of Spring”

Presenters: Rev. D’Vorah Kelley and Joyce Kinnear Musician: Wiley Beveridge The Earth is forever turning, bringing us the seasons. Join us to celebrate the arrival of Spring through song, readings and meditation at this Spring Equinox. The equinoxes were seen as times of balance, beauty, and renewal. The spring equinox was associated with abundance and … Continue reading “A Celebration of Spring”

“Attention Attention Attention”

Rev. Matt Alspaugh, presenterMike Blanco, service leader There’s a Zen story about a man asks the great master Ikkyu to write him a teaching of great wisdom. With his brush Ikkyu writes just the word, “Attention.” Dissatisfied, the man asks, “is that all?” Ikkyu writes again, “Attention Attention.” The man grouses, “that doesn’t seem profound … Continue reading “Attention Attention Attention”

“What Makes a Good Life?”

Service Associate: Priscilla Taylor Dr. Robert Waldinger is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Lifespan Research Foundation, and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is author of ‘The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness’. This service will feature a … Continue reading “What Makes a Good Life?”

“Celebrating 20 Years at LCUUF”

Presenters: Trudy Crippen, Mardele Harland, Fred Harland Service Associate: Lynn Cleek Which came first, 20 years ago, being a Unitarian Universalist fellowship or being a community? This service is the story of what happened when a small group of UU’s in a small town in Mexico met to share a vision. Six people met in … Continue reading “Celebrating 20 Years at LCUUF”

“Unity: Variations on a Theme”

Presenter: Rev. Sarah A. Shirley Service Associate: Hyacinthe Miller The Rev. Sarah A. Shirley, Rector of St. Andrew Anglican Church will be the guest speaker at the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, February 22 at its 12:00 p.m. service. Her presenrtation will address such questions as, What is unity? Is it achievable on … Continue reading “Unity: Variations on a Theme”

Taizé: A Retreat From Our Busy Lives

Presenters: Wiley Beveridge, D’Vorah Kelley In this Taizé style service, we offer an opportunity to breathe together, sing together, and contemplate the place of silence in our very busy, full lives. Taizé is an invitation to an exit from the routine busyness of life, to then enter a contemplative space.

“Spaciousness of Belief”

Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterBob Craft, Service Associate What attracts so many of us Unitarian Universalism in the first place, and why we stay, is that the UU tradition allow a wide latitude for spiritual belief and practice, and the tradition encourages wide and deep spiritual exploration. How did we come to value freedom of belief … Continue reading “Spaciousness of Belief”