Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
We can be cheerleaders for simple joys (even when we don’t share them) and compassionate about the fact that we’re all just trying to survive. Thank you for our capacity to be comforted, dazzled, and delighted by harmless pleasures and small joys.
Robert Barnett: Service Associate The title is from a saying in the Gospel of Thomas, “If you bring forth what is in you, (it] will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, (it] will destroy you.” We explore what we bring forth, through our first Source, that is, our “direct … Continue reading “Bring Forth What is In You”
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
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”
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
Bob Koches will explore the Southern Italian concept and how it lead to the Slow Movement. As UUs we all need to take a break, slow down, take care of ourselves and enjoy being in the moment .– Kathy Koches will be the Service Associate.
We live in an information age. If we don’t know something, we ask Google. The embedded algorithms give us more information…lots more information. But how do we avoid information bubbles reflecting more of what we already know? How do we get to know what we don’t know? Maybe, we humans can listen to our imagination … Continue reading Imagine: Stories from Ukraine, Macedonia and Lakeside
We are gradually recovering the wisdom and power of cultivating awe, wonder, the sense of the sublime, even as our current culture tends to diminish these profound aspects of life. We’ll ponder wonderful things and awe-filled (but not awful) things, and ways we might tap into the awesome universe around us, and the sublime mysteries … Continue reading If We Do Not Venture Out: Thoughts on Wonder
What is happiness? Is it possible to ‘pursue’ it, or is that an elusive objective? We’ll delve a bit into the recent science of happiness, and what, if anything, might make us happier. Rev. Matt Alspaugh will give the message and Carol Johnson will be the service leader.
Hey, I have friends who talk with me, some who bray at me, but I learned one of the most important lessons about the sheer joy and meaning of friendship from our 150-pound Harlequin Great Dane rescue, Maya the Magnificent. Please join us as we explore friendship’s components and ultimate significance with Ted Rogers. D’Vorah … Continue reading A True TED Talk on the Value and Meaning of Friendship!
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
