Holding the History

Homily by AJ Fox The opening words are a welcoming of the ancestors, adapted from words by Christina Shu and Tera Little, read by Religious Education Director AJ Fox. In ChurchWritten by Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyPublic DomainPerformed by Colleen Appel I Lift My VoiceWords and Music by Andrea RamseyFrom the Justice Read more

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The Gift of Being Let Down

Message presented by Gary Meints. Originally written and presented by Rev. Gretchen Haley. Moment of Perspective – The Platinum Rule – AJ Fox The opening words are Woven Anew by Rev Scott TaylerCome.Come with your joy, your incurable curiosity, your hunger for hope.But bring too your broken heart, your cracked Read more

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Days of Awe

AV Coordinator Luna teaches us a little bit about the High Holy Days in Judaism – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. TRANSCRIPT Moment of Perspective – Someone Among You is a Messiah – AJ Fox The opening words are Let Astonishment be Possible, by Rev Gretchen Haley. Whatever you have Read more

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Resilience: Strength + Flexibility

Homily by Eva Riebold Moment of Perspective – AJ Fox The opening words are by Amy McKenzie Quinn. Welcome to this common, sacred space.Common, because we are all welcome.Sacred, because here we transform the ordinaryand attend to the profound.We carry with us our regrets, doubts, fears, stories, laughter;may they inspire Read more

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Cultivating Community Resilience

Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman delivers a message about Community Resilience for one of the Welcoming Renewal services. Moment of Perspective – This is Not the End of My Story – AJ Fox The opening words are Community Means Strength, by Starhawk. We are all longing to go home to some placewe Read more

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Shaped By Our Stories

The Path Through Personal Stories to Shared Values and Collective Action – Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman The opening words are Come together in praise and thanksgiving, by Mary J Harrington. We come together today in praise and thanksgivingfor the gift of life itself.Someone gave birth to us and some of us Read more

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Earth Day 2021 – The Everything Seed

AJ Fox reads us a special story called The Everything Seed, by Carole Martignacco. Moment of Perspective – Earth Day 2021 The opening words are Being Human Means We Are Of This Earth, by Sweethome Teacup. May we recognize and abandon the familiar attitudes and practices that do not serve Read more

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On Becoming Together

By Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – The Frog – AJ Fox A new twist on a classic fairytale. Credit for the story given to Rev. Christopher Buice. The opening words are The Heart of Both-And, by Lyn Cox. Spirit of Life, ever adapting and renewing, we come together Read more

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