Art
Summer service in Parish House.
Services
Sacred Sound, Chanting and Song
Summer service in Parish House.
General Assembly from 2018
We will watch the video of the 2018 GA opening worship ceremony followed by group discussion moderated by Laurie Parendes
Beloved Community for All: Welcoming and Including Our Transgender Congregants
LISTEN: The Spring 2019 issue of UU World included an article which was meant to provide information about transgender issues within the UUA. Instead, its insensitive format provoked hurt, dismay and anger in the UU trans community. This service will explore the language and approaches we can use in interacting with our trans congregants.
Monuments and Memorials in Our Own Front Yard
Diamond Park is a gem in downtown Meadville. We will take a walking tour of the park highlighting it’s history, development, monuments and memorials on the eve of Memorial Day.
Nurturing
What is nurturing? How are we nurtured? How do others nurture us? How do we nurture others? How do we nurture ourselves? An exploration. LISTEN:
Trusting Strangers, Trusting Ourselves
Who we trust has changed over the years. When we lived in small communities, we trusted our immediate neighbors. We shopped on credit and bartered for goods and services. Now we put our trust in complete strangers we meet online. How can we take this blind trust and apply it to our relationships? How can … Continued
Creating Space
This morning, we will reflect on creating space to allow opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. LISTEN:
The Courage of our Foremothers: Judith Sargent Murray and Julia Ward Howe
In honor of Women’s History Month, we will celebrate the lives of two of the women in the history of our Unitarian Universalist movement who, through their courage and determination, advanced the cause of educational and social equality for all women in America.
Emotionality and Spirituality
Someone recently said to me, “Don’t make the mistake of confusing emotionality with spirituality.” That got me thinking. Do emotional experiences support spiritual depth? Do they distract from it? What is the role of feelings on the spiritual path? We’ll explore these questions through stories and music, with the choir and special musical guests.