Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Hope can be a critical part of political and spiritual resistance for Unitarian Universalists. We recognize that the resistance isn’t just about advocating, protesting, and fighting for our rights and the rights of others; the resistance is also about connecting and tending to our own spirits so that we have the energy to keep fighting for others.
Alicia Knox: Presenter– Greg Kemp: Service Associate — As a story doula and photographer, Alicia believes it is essential we preserve our life stories before they’re lost forever. Through a multimedia presentation featuring the Project Somos Children’s Learning Village in Guatemala, she will share where her inspiration for preserving stories came from. She will talk … Continue reading “Why Our Stories Matter”
Scott Grace: Presenter- June Eguchi: Service Associate- It can be hard staying human these days in such a divisive, world. Scott Grace, through music, poetry, and a little comedy, will bring us some Mark Twain homespun wisdom, and share his experiments with being a depolarizer in a polarized world. WARNING: Scott Grace has been described … Continue reading “Beyond Red and Blue – Staying Human in Divided Times”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PrenterCarol Johnson, Service Associate We have just experienced maximum darkness, with the Winter Solstice one day previous. While this is a season of light, in many traditions, what underlies that joy is the dark. Are we afraid of the dark? Do we avoid it? Or can we engage the darkness with the … Continue reading “Dwelling in the Darkness”
Robert Barnett: Presenter Dee Dee Camhi: Service Associate Can we still have Hope that things will be better in the future? Hope is the belief that the future will be better and you have the power to make it so. We’ll examine some research about what hope is and how to increase it.
Prepare to be captivated by candid and deeply personal readings by four members of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship community who have contributed to the anticipated publication of BRAVADOS, an anthology of narratives by 21 authors, all of whom live in the Lake Chapala area. Their stories should open your eyes to the benefits … Continue reading “BRAVADOS” – Book Launch
A favorite Wendell Berry poem begins: To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Our culture eschews the darkness, fears it, chases it away. And yet, the darkness has much to offer us. But going into the dark can be a fearful thing. In … Continue reading To Know the Dark, Go Dark
Loretta Downs, who lives at Lakeside and has many years of practice at hospitals and hospices will talk about life, death, and companioning the ill and dying.
The Flower Communion is an annual springtime celebration in most Unitarian Universalist congregations, celebrating the beauty of diversity. Traditionally each person brings a flower, preferably found in their own garden or by the roadside, and each person leaves with a different flower. We’ll ‘pass the flowers’ in a different way, appropriate for a mixed service, … Continue reading Flower Communion 2021
Music reflects society, but music can also be a catalyst for change Michael Reason’s multi-media presentation will show how music in the 20th and 21st centuries created social and political commentary and became a global force for change. Dee Dee Camhi is the service leader.
The Jewish Passover holiday starts on sundown Friday evening, March 27, and continues for a week. The holiday celebrates the escape of the ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Thus this holiday is about freedom from oppression, touching larger themes of justice and fairness for all. Rev. Matt Alspaugh is the speaker and Dee Dee … Continue reading Passover
