With Earth Day just coming up on Wednesday, we take time this Sunday to reflect together on the challenges we human beings face in our relationship with the good earth that we live on. While we are making progress, there is still much to be done. The good news is – you and we don’t … Continue reading Yes We Can!
Our culture encourages individualism – the great American myth that we can all “pull ourselves up by our bootstraps” lives on. Even within Unitarian Universalism, we tend to think of ourselves as on an individual spiritual journey seeking our own answers. The message “I Need You to Survive” is thus very countercultural for us, and … Continue reading I Need You to Survive
Join us for this special all ages service for Easter Sunday! Just as Jesus emerged from the tomb on Easter Sunday a couple of thousand years ago, we are going to explore the power of emergence in our lives. We are always in such a rush to push things along – what might happen if … Continue reading Easing Into Emergence – Easter Sunday
Rev. Mary Margaret Earl from the UU Urban Ministry joins us as our worship leader this Sunday. She will lead us in a reflection on navigating the overwhelming noise and news without losing sight of our work for justice. Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order of Service
This Sunday we celebrate the United States as a place of welcome for immigrants with a special Music Sunday. The choir and soloists will be joined by a small ensemble for John Kramer’s The Immigrant Experience. In this time when immigrants are under direct threat, it is so important for us to pay witness to … Continue reading The Immigrant Experience – Music Sunday
As we continue to live through difficult times, we are also continuing our Resources for Resilience project this Sunday with our third installment featuring “real life” stories! Resilience can and often does come from within – and we need not try to be resilient alone. Resilience also can and often does come from others, whether … Continue reading Resources for Resilience: Real Life Stories
This message invites us to explore what we mean say something is “unprecedented.” By paying close attention – to history, culture, nature, and ourselves – we discover that many challenges echo timeless human experiences. Drawing from the renewal of spring, we can learn how awareness and presence help us meet uncertainty with resilience, creativity, and … Continue reading These Often, Unprecedented Times
Most of want to be be part of a community. Many of us have chosen to be part of the Winchester Unitarian Society community. What does it mean to be really rooted in a community, and not just floating on the surface like a leaf on a pond? Because when we float, we tend to … Continue reading Rooted in Community, Rising in Strength
As we continue to live through difficult times, we are also continuing our Resources for Resilience project this Sunday featuring music! Reslience can and often does come from within – and we need not try to be resilient alone. Resilience also can and often does come from others, whether it be friends, inspirational writings, sacred … Continue reading Resources for Resilience: Music
As part of our Resources for Resilience project we are exploring some really specific ways that we find resilience – through inspirational readings, music, and personal stories. This Sunday, we look the bigger picture: what does resilience look like as a spiritual practice? How do we find resilience in ourselves, and in each other? Join … Continue reading Practicing Resilience
