"Gratitude and Reciprocity"— led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. What can we give in return for all that has been given? Gratitude is a practice that can serve us throughout our lives. How do we not only receive but return what has been given?
"Looking for Something Larger than Myself"— led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Unitarian Universalists express a desire to bring about a Beloved Community - a community without bias or oppression. We even commit to the work of undoing racism and righting systemic injustice with greater energy and clarity than most other faith communities. Why then does harm still occur? This service explores what we want, where we falter, and how to engage one another directly, through the many layers of complexity that can often force us apart.
"Walking Towards Trouble"—led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. Nonviolent Direct Action is the antidote to despair. In this, the first service in our month of compassion we work to understand a commitment to nonviolence as a pledge to ourselves, our community and our wider world.
"How We Belong"—led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. We belong to one another like the drops in the ocean belong to the sea. Belonging isn't something given, but something inherent. It is as much a devotion as a release into the embrace of something larger than our one individual life.
"And Don't Say Pray!"" — led by Chris Budin, seminarian and the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. What is the proper space for spiritual practice during times of tumult for the justice minded?
"Martha and Mary"— led by the Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. To be or to do, that is the question... or is it? This service invites a sincere and joyful contemplation of the meaning and purpose of our lives.
