Have you ever believed in something such as a political party or a religious denomination – and changed your mind? Have you ever noticed that politicians sometimes get in trouble when they change positions? Did you once believe that your parents knew everything? Then as you were growing up they knew nothing? Then you come … Continue reading Sunday Service, December 15: “I usta think…”
Of the many paths to and in Unitarian Universalism, Hinduism is seldom discussed. Walk a bit along the way with Sevika Balachandra and service leader, Judi Hetrick. Our special guest will be Mrs. Lalita Satyal.
Two long-term members of these 12-Step Programs, Tom W. and Linda A., will share information, insights and experiences about living with alcoholism. Linda Amspaugh will be the service leader. The Sunday Services Committee will meet after coffee hour. Please join us and bring your feedback for 2013 and your ideas for 2014!
We will share thoughts about intangible gifts we have received as well as those we have to give. Music, meditation, web of gratitude/giving, distribution of Guest at your Table boxes during this Intergenerational service with participation by the children. Service leader: Celia Ellison
Lots of business gets done at UU General Assembly. But the annual meeting, held this year in Louisville, Ky., is more than work. UUs worshiped together every day, and the closing service this year was out of this world — really. Join Genevieve O’Malley Knight and Judi Hetrick for their final report to the congregation … Continue reading Sunday Service, November 17-“Revelations and Reflections”
The Rev. Ms. Denise D. Tracy talks with us about how every day we have the power to improve our own lives or someone else’s. Acknowledging another or being acknowledged may change our lives. The Rev. Denise Tracy is a long-time Unitarian Universalist minister. She is in the area to teach Tai Chi at First … Continue reading Sunday Service November 10-The Art of Acknowledgement
Diane Wright joins us for “The Latitudes of Home.” Today across the Atlantic and into central Africa, there will be a total eclipse. The next one near us will take place in August of 2017. “The Latitudes of Home” is a phrase from Annie Dillard’s essay on witnessing a total eclipse, in her book, “Teaching … Continue reading Sunday Service, November 3- “The Latitudes of Home.”
In the belief that “death can and should connect to life,” green burial is now an option nearby. Dan Appenzeller of Preble Memory Gardens and funeral director Robert Crooks will join us to discuss the belief that “burial is ‘green’ only when it furthers legitimate environmental aims such as protecting worker health, reducing carbon emissions, … Continue reading Sunday Service, October 27: “Green Burial.”
John A. Sanford is a Jungian psychoanalyst and Episcopalian priest who is identified with depth psychology and the spiritual healing movement. The first chapter of his book, The Invisible Partners, may have implications for Hopedale as a covenanting community and a welcoming congregation. Hopedale regular, Steve Dana, will help to explore these ideas, which have … Continue reading Sunday Service October 20: “Exploring Jungian concepts of Anima and Animus: The Inner Partner.”
30 years of connecting on a ‘cellular’ level. October 13 marks exactly 30 years since the first cellular telephone network was launched in Chicago on October 13, 1983. It was the beginning of something much bigger than those involved originally could have ever imagined. People argue that we are more connected than … Continue reading Sunday Service October 13: Ghosts in the Machine
