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Prepare to be captivated by candid and deeply personal readings by four members of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship community who have contributed to the anticipated publication of BRAVADOS, an anthology of narratives by 21 authors, all of whom live in the Lake Chapala area. Their stories should open your eyes to the benefits … Continue reading “BRAVADOS” – Book Launch
Presenter: Dave MacMillian Service Associate: Pam Cucinell Rites of passage signal a readiness to pass from one life stage to the next: baptisms, bar mitzvahs, graduations, weddings, preparing for death and finally the ultimate passage into death itself. Rites can also mark other passages: to conceive or to abort a child; to take one job … Continue reading All Our Births and Deaths
The Flower Ceremony is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of the world around us and the beauty and diversity among the people around us. 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of this UU celebration.
Rev. Matt AlspaughMichael Swords, Service Associate Oftentimes life offers up little gifts of joy and delight, sometimes unexpected, even intense, oftentimes brief, though the warm memory of such gifts lingers. Like a gemstone we hold up to sunlight, the delight sparkles in unexpected patterns. Delight is rarely something that we can make happen, beyond our … Continue reading “Flashes of Delight”
Presenter: Cat Barnett Service Associate: Heidi MacLennan .A contemplative service with songs, readings, meditation and no sermon on the theme of forgiveness
Rev. Matt Alspaugh Deb Gang, Service Associate In ancient Rome, genius was the deity associated with a person. A particularly strong genius could give a person great powers for achievement, hence they too, were called geniuses. We continue to think of genius as an individual trait, but it seems creative ideas often emerge from community … Continue reading “Creative Genius”
David Rosh: Presenter Jane Castleman: Service Associate Creation spirituality, the deep awe and wonder we experience in nature, is the oldest spiritual tradition in our world. How then can it be that the ecological balance of our planet is so out of balance, its health in such jeopardy? How did creation spirituality lose its centrality? … Continue reading “Where Will We Experience the Divine in Our Time?”
Rev. Matt AlspaughBarley Donahue, Service Associate There’s a story in anthropology circles about the Baining people in New Guinea, who are apparently the only culture in the world who discourage their children from playing. But later evidence suggests this isn’t quite true. Every culture makes space for play. What is so essential about play for … Continue reading “All Work and No Play”
Local artist and writer, Janice Kimball, explores the often uneasy but co-dependent relationships between the Catholic Church and the beliefs of the indigenous culture that predominates in our lakeside communities. The visual presentation of Janice’s personal photographs focuses most closely on the communities of Mezcala, Ajijic, and Jocotepec. They were gathered during her close ties with … Continue reading FROM THE INSIDE: WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT LAKESIDE’S FESTIVALS – THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING OUR MEXICAN HOSTS.
While investigating the relationship of laughter and spirituality, we will explore the healthy effects of laughter on our bodies and our spirits as well as how our attitude affects others. June Wilson will be the presenter and D’Vorah Kelley will be the Service Associatel
