Our presenter is Rev. Dr. Frances Jeanne Smathers, founder and director of The Order of Hildegard. The western religious landscape has been heavily influenced by concepts and ideologies rooted in shame. How can we develop shame resilience and live into community life with a more embodied and connected ethic? Frances (she/they) is an interfaith community … Continue reading Shame Resilience as a Path to Collective Wholeness
Presenter: Gay Yow, Friend of UUCP and Former Spokesperson for Greenpeace. Join in learning more about Gaia, Mother Earth. Gay Yow will present the “Magic of Mother Earth: Grounding and her amazing science of water.” Join in honoring Gaia after the Service out in the front garden with a ritual of a grounding meditation and Blessing … Continue reading Gaia’s Lament
The Palm Sunday story has been told in many ways, often weighed down with religious baggage, but what if we understood it differently? What if we read the “Triumphal Entry” as a story of a bold political resistance and anti-imperial protest, leading into a week of courage, hope, and transformation through overwhelming odds? This talk … Continue reading Palm Sunday: A New Way to Read the Story
Rev. Teris Broughton-Robinson, a Womanist Theologian and Chaplain, will join our congregation to speak about Black History, the Black Church, and the connections between Biblical teachings and our need for a sense of reassurance in these times.
Presenter: Catherine Quiring, MA, LMHC, Guest Speaker. The Christmas story is one of fierce compassion and love. It is set against a backdrop of empire, violence, and genocide, which may feel all too familiar to us today. The legacy of Rabbi Jesus and his birth story is one of fierce compassion, and creating safety in the … Continue reading Fierce Compassion: Creating Safety in the Midst of Horror
Presenter: Honor Bell, CRE Coordinator and the Children of the Children’s Religious Education Program (CRE). Come to enjoy the offerings from our children. They will be sharing about various winter holidays they have been studying in CRE. In addition, they will be describing their favorite parts.
Presenter: Theresa Everett is a certified and licensed Lay Preacher and Worship & Eucharist Minister. Contrary to what millions of people think, Advent is not a “Christian” invention, but rather deeply rooted in ancient pagan traditions. Come and let us explore together and embrace this advent and the natural season which leads us into the … Continue reading Advent: A time that is not just for Christians
Presenter: Joe Vinson, President of UUCP. How do we know what we know about evolution? In religion as in nature, things change over time. What does that mean for us? This Service will be followed by our Annual UUCP Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
Presenter: Reverend Ruth Spears, also known as Chief Iyanifa Osunfemi, a non-denominational Christian minister. Rev. Spears will describe the rituals and practices of Ifa/Orisha as well as its evolution through slavery and into the current day. Ifa/Orisha is a West African spiritual system dating back more than 10,000 years and became one of the most … Continue reading Rituals and Practices of Ifa/Orisha
Presenter: Mike Kilmer, UUCP Musician. This presentation aims to intertwine a set of tools by which we can reach beyond ego and intellect towards divinity (or if you prefer, the unconscious). These tools are found as widely as bhakti, devotional branch of yoga, and prayerful songs of Hildegard von Bingen along with Sufi poets like … Continue reading Experiential Service: Other Practices of Devotion
