a public reading and rally. Friday March 13th 7-10. Tree of Life Sanctuary Mark your calendars now! Ten to twelve poets will be selected representing the widest possible range of voices—all ages, gender identification, races, ethnicities, and spiritualties—and of style—poetry slam, hip-hop, performance art, observational, personal reflection, traditional, rhymed, unrhymed, even academic. The event will … Continue reading Poets in Resistance II
Have you completed the Inquirers Series? Are you seeking a way to deepen your learning and engagement with the congregation? Beyond Inquirers is a five-session series on the Faith Forward Path focused on the congregation and you – offering a deeper understanding of how the congregation works and how you can be part of it. … Continue reading Beyond Inquirers
Roots is a brief introduction to Unitarian Universalist ideas and history, and is recommended for inquirers on our Faith Forward Path. It is offered quarterly Sunday mornings, and the next opportunity to participate is Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 9:15am in the sanctuary. The session will be facilitated by Judy Stettner. Join us as we … Continue reading Roots- Faith Forward
Sunday, February 16, 2020, 10:45am Ray Empeurer speaks about the challenges of climate change, what is being done to combat it, and what we as individuals can contribute to this effort .
It’s always such a miracle to witness the resilience of Life as it manifests in the natural world — emperor penguins tending their eggs through the Antarctic winter, flowers growing out of rock faces, and monarch butterflies that migrate for 3000 miles. We too are a part of the natural world and Life imbues us … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life – Being a Community of Resilience
Sunday, February 9, 2020, 10:45am Lou Ness What are you afraid of? What stops you from having the life you hunger for? Everyone suffers or has suffered. Everyone has felt disappointment, regret and fear. Still, it is the willingness to allow those moments to shape and form our inner courage. The ways we choose to … Continue reading Resilience – The Stuff of Transformation
Sunday, February 2, 2020, 10:45am Gale Harris discusses three elements that help us to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and try again when we’ve been knocked down by the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Our theme this month is resilience, and this is the first sermon in that series.
Beginning January 27th at 7:00 pm, Lou Ness is hosting a group for anyone interested in studying Karen Armstrong’s new book, “The Lost Art of Scripture.” The Armstrong book has been highly reviewed, well researched and offers a new way of considering the history and intention of the Scriptures. In the first meeting members will … Continue reading Book Study
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 10:45am George “Kaz” and Sue Kazlusky A sermon by our former interim minister Rev. Jennifer Slade,we examine the conflict between our need to be “perfect” and our innate human frailty.
Sunday, January 19, 2020, 10:45am Carol Alfus A sermon by Rev. Karen G. Johnson on white fragility and having the integrity to honestly acknowledge our resistance to the work of justice we say we believe in.
