from Rev. Aaron Payson One day, your church was born. Maybe it was a gathering of saints, called together for the common worship of a wrathful god, ceaselessly praying between bought of decrying the evil of Christmas or dancing. Or maybe a few brave souls answered a notice in the newspaper, curiosity piqued … Continue reading Care For The Soul and Our Congregation
By Linda Rich, member of the Side With Love Task Force An introduction: Over the next few weeks, we will be “challenged” with “Meatless Mondays.” However, in essence, our challenge is not of one meal or of many, our challenge is to live up to and act upon our UU Values—to uphold each other’s search … Continue reading Climate change and feeding 10 billion people by 2050
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education Spring is my favorite season. It’s Jaycie’s too. Within moments of arrival at my house, Jaycie says, “Come on-let’s take a walk.” She’s almost four, and she brings so much joy to my husband and me. Sometimes we go back and forth over whether she really … Continue reading A Walk With Jaycie
by Rev. Aaron Payson There once was an old Chinese farmer who had one son and a horse. His wife had died many years ago when his son was a baby. The farm was quite small, but they grew enough food to get by. The farm was located in a valley north of the famous … Continue reading Acceptance
by Sheri Linn, UUCW Stewardship Team Sheri Linn, a member of the UUCW Stewardship Team provides a Stewardship Update for April 2021 on the Unitarian Universalist Association fair compensation guidelines and ongoing efforts by the UUCW Human Resources Team to promote and facilitate these guidelines at UUCW. For more information on these guidelines or to … Continue reading Stewardship Update – Fair Compensation
by Laura K. Secor Wherein we explore the commonalities between Western practices of Yoga and Buddhism. The quotes in this article come from Freeing the Body, Freeing the Mind, edited and with an introduction by Michael Stone. By this point in the new millennium, many of us have tried a little bit of yoga, and … Continue reading What Is This Thing Called Breathing?
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education I’ve been thinking a lot about this spring that’s upon us. I’m planning gardens, planning curriculum for our outdoor programming at UUCW, and appreciating the early blooming trees. I look at our new frontage at the church, so much potential for spring to appear on top … Continue reading Spring
by Rev. Aaron Payson One day, the Buddha and a large following of monks and nuns were passing through a village. The Buddha chose a large shade tree to sit beneath so the group could rest awhile out of the heat. For a time, he sat in meditation going deep into himself as he sought … Continue reading On Mindfulness
by Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team Maskman and Robin serve our congregation and the community of Woo City. But our spiritual triumph over Apathy has global consequences: Seen here in the Sprengelkiez district of Berlin the call went out for support! Let your response be heard. Our congregation is part of a global Unitarian Universalist Association, and … Continue reading Stewardship Update – March 31, 2021
by Rev. Aaron Payson Many of the most lasting myths in a number of religions have to do with the power of naming. In the Hebrew scriptures, Adam is given this responsibility early on in the book of Genesis. “So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all … Continue reading What’s in Our Name? Join the Discussion!
