Speaker: Sundra Flansburg

“Ingathering and Water Ceremony” Celebrating the Beginning of the New Church Year!

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Once again, this service will feature a water ceremony. In this ceremony, everyone brings a small container of water that represents a journey (real or symbolic) they’ve taken over the summer. It might be water from a trip to the ocean, or from a favorite fishing hole. It might be rainwater collected after a storm, … Continue reading “Ingathering and Water Ceremony” Celebrating the Beginning of the New Church Year!

“For the Long Haul: Joy with Justice”

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It’s said that work for social and climate justice is “not a sprint, but a marathon.”  How do we pace ourselves for sustained struggle, and what do we do when we start feeling tapped out?  Today, let’s explore the interplay between joy and the urgent work of building beloved community. Direct Link to Service here.

“Quiet Courage” (Part One)

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Direct link to YouTube stream HERE. “There is a quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence in the meaning and significance of life. Such courage is an underground river, flowing far beneath the shifting events of one’s experience, keeping alive a thousand little springs of action.” — Howard Thurman ‘Quiet’ and ‘courage’ … Continue reading “Quiet Courage” (Part One)

On Forests and Souls

Through words and music, this service will explore how our new understanding of trees and forests can comfort and challenge us in these times. We’ll touch on their care for the young, their connection to each other and everything in the forest, and how they can transform our sense of time. Service Leader:  Sundra Flansburg … Continue reading On Forests and Souls