Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Presenter: Dan Grippo Service Associate: Dee Dee Camhi As part of the series. “Understanding Mexican History & Culture,” Dan Grippo will review the upcoming program that will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Monday, August 4 through Thursday, August 7 (at St. Andrews Anglican Church, San Lucas 19, Riberas de Pilar) Dan has a … Continue reading “Understanding Mexican History & Culture: Part 1”
Presenter: Rev. Lora Brandis Service Associate: June Wilson. Interdependence is a core value of Unitarian Universalism. We honorthe interdependent web of all existence. When we feel the ways we areall connected to each other and to all beings, we know that whataffects one affects us all. Reverend Lora Brandis is a Unitarian Universalist community ministerfrom … Continue reading “What Affects One Affects Us All”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Service Associate: Ted Fahy. As individuals, we all are aging, and we experience loss in many and varied ways. Physical death is the most blatant and final, but loss comes also with diminished capabilities of body, mental functioning, emotional resilience, and spiritual fortitude. Losses come to us directly and also to … Continue reading “Our Shared Grief”
Presenter: Richard Clarke, Service Associate: Carol Johnson. Discover the hidden wisdom of the Gospel of Mary, a text suppressed for centuries, and explore its deep resonance with the teachings of Indian sage Ramana Maharshi. This talk reveals a path that bypasses dogma and hierarchy—pointing inward instead. Includes reflections especially relevant for Unitarian Universalists and all … Continue reading “Forbidden Knowledge: The Gospel of Mary and the Path Within”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Service Associate: Rev. D’Vorah Kelley. On its surface, flower communion seems like a sweet ritual celebrating beauty and summer. People bring flowers to the service, bring them forward in the ritual and then leave with another flower. But as a result of the story of its founding, the ritual has deep … Continue reading “Flower Communion: The Hidden Message”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Speaker; Dee Dee Camhi, Service Associate. Humility seems to be very much out of fashion in the world today. Many political and business leaders, influencers, and their minions, reject being humble as a profound weakness. Instead, they think they know everything worth knowing and can accomplish anything they want, and if they … Continue reading Humility
Ted Fahy, Presenter; Priscilla Taylor, Service Associate. We live in a world where we are told that we are either predictable commodities or victims of random events – in either case implying that we have little or no control over our own lives. We will explore how these dual characterizations are caricatures of two of … Continue reading “How Does It Feel to Be a Number?”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Presenter; Michael Swords, Service Associate. Free will is often described as your ability to make choices or actions without being constrained by prior events or the state of the universe. Free will plays an important part in many religions, where we humans may (or may not) have the freedom to make moral … Continue reading “Free Will is Not Free”
David Rosh, Presenter; Jane Castleman, Service Associate. What are the tools and attitudes that allow us to survive and thrive through crises and chaos? We will explore the importance of knowing our identity in answering this question and guide us in shaping a flexible, resilient sense of self.
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Presenter; Ted Fahy, Service Associate. Among the most fundamental of spiritual questions are those asked in the title of this service: “Who are we?” “Where Are We Going?” These, along with questions like “Where Do We Come From?” and “Why Are We Here?” form the core of most legitimate spiritual explorations, even … Continue reading “Who Are We? Where Are We Going?”
