Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Right now, about 5% of the earth’s land surface is consumed by cities, which are where a little over half of the world’s people live. The UN predicts that by 2050, over two-thirds of people will live in cities, that is to say, nearly 7 billion of almost 10 billion total people will live in … Continue reading Can cities save us?
Consciousness narrows as we age. As we know more we see less. This is the transition from lantern to spotlight consciousness. It does not have to be this way, though. We can learn ‘Beginner’s Mind’ and bring a new, more open awareness to our everyday life. Richard Clarke will talk about how to do this. … Continue reading Spotlight Consciousness and Lantern Consciousness
Eric Magers, the son of Dee Dee Camhi, has founded two organizations. Seaside Sustainability is a non-profit located in Gloucester, Massachusetts, dedicated to cleaning up the oceans. The National Stem Honor Society is a national honor society for students from kindergarten through university who have demonstrated significant interest im STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and … Continue reading Seaside Sustainability
On this July 4th, Donna Burroughs, Fred Koesling, and Roy Haynes explore the origins of the United States based on this one line from the Declaration of Independence: “All Men are Created Equal”. We will discuss concepts between 1619 and 1776 has it pertains to the foundering of the United States as we know it.
The Flower Communion is an annual springtime celebration in most Unitarian Universalist congregations, celebrating the beauty of diversity. Traditionally each person brings a flower, preferably found in their own garden or by the roadside, and each person leaves with a different flower. We’ll ‘pass the flowers’ in a different way, appropriate for a mixed service, … Continue reading Flower Communion 2021
Craving is part of life, at some level essential for survival. There is a continuum of craving for substances (drugs, drink, food) and experiences (work, gambling, sex) that at the extreme can lead to unhealthy behavior and to addiction. It’s hard for many of us to control these cravings, and the moralistic judgments our society … Continue reading Cravings
Pamela Cucinell has been involved in serious study of astrology and metaphysics for almost 40 years. What began as curiosity bloomed into an understanding that something is intended with each moment, whether or not we comprehend it. Observation of Earth’s relationship with its Moon and place within the solar system can deepen understanding of time, … Continue reading Astrology as a Spiritual Practice
One of the many lessons the pandemic has brought is a reminder that we live in an uncertain world, a world where we don’t have all the truths, all the answers. We’ve seen governments stumble to provide solid and certain guidance on safe and effective behaviors in the pandemic. We’ve had friends, relatives (or yes, … Continue reading Living with Uncertainty
Around the world there are two major threads of religion faith and experience; faith like a Christian’s belief in God and experience as in Buddhist meditation. There is a third way, knowledge. Not intellectual knowledge, but direct knowledge, like you know you exist. Richard Clarke and Carol Johnson have studied and practiced this for the … Continue reading Nonduality: The Third Way of Religion
