Embodying Resilience
What is resilience and how do we embody it? What is your resilience ‘factor’? What practices do you employ (or not) to weave a ‘garment’ of resilience?
Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m. -- In Person or Livestream on UUAmherst YouTube. Order of Service.
Sunday AM Ministries: 9:15 Soulful Conversations--Living Rm. ; 9:30 Sacred Singing Circle--Emerson Rm.
Rainbow Cafe -- NO JUNE GATHERING! Second Saturday of the Month 1-3 pm Safe gathering place for LGBTQ+ community & allies. Details.
What is resilience and how do we embody it? What is your resilience ‘factor’? What practices do you employ (or not) to weave a ‘garment’ of resilience?
Pluralism is one of our central values – but what do we really know about other religions? How can we be curious without appropriating? (The verb “appropriate” means to take something for our own use without the owners’ permission.)
We know that fear is contagious; one small nudge can result in a stampede. The antidote to fear is compassion; for ourselves and others.
It’s the beginning of a new year, a clean slate. Time to toss out the old to make room for the new year. Let’s bring our grievances about the cosmos to the Cosmos in this interactive service.
For many of us, this is the busiest day of the year – frantically doing last minute shopping, wrapping, baking…the list is endless. Our Christmas Eve service is an invitation to mindfully choose a different experience filled with story and music and the warmth of beloved community.
Solstice – the longest night of the year. As we traverse the dark night of the soul, we ask, Where is the light?
The December holidays can be fraught…This vespers service is an opportunity to acknowledge that not everyone is in the ‘holiday spirit,’ and that all of the tinsel and music can contribute to feelings of loneliness, grief, and dread. Come into a space of music and meditation to soothe your soul. Special music by Kathy Moriarty.
Before we get caught up in the season’s frenetic activity, let’s pause and breathe and remember that all we really want, and all others want from us, is loving kindness.