Be Like the Buddha
What can the lessons and wisdom of the Buddhist tradition teach us about compassion? How can we learn self-acceptance and cultivate self-love? Let’s explore together!
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Messy Blessings
Slobber, pet hair, and all kinds of grime. It is the animals in our lives that bring us the messiest of blessings. Today we honor the animals in our lives and the animals that are connected to us in our interdependent web of life, and we remember to lean in to our own imperfection. Weather … Continue reading Messy Blessings
Compassion’s Hard Parts
View the video here. It seems like a simple request to have compassion, yet it is a complex practice. How do we build compassion, be compassionate, act compassionately when seeing so much insensitivity, inhumanity, and apathy around us? Compassion can not only transform but is critical to our survival.
A History of Compassion
View the video here. Universalism at it’s core was the belief that god loved us human beings so much that we could never be separated from that love and we were always worth of it. As Unitarian Universalists today, what can we learn about love and compassion from the Universalists that came before us.
Join us on the Journey
View the video here. In our congregation we encourage one another to grow spiritually and find meaning and purpose in our lives. We want you to grow and serve and grow through serving. Rev. Jaimie will reflect on how being in community guides us on our spiritual path, and the Growth Through Service team will … Continue reading Join us on the Journey
Smooth Seas Make Poor Sailors
View the video here. We believe that we are part of an interconnected web of life, and that our individual destinies are bound up together. In that spirit, we take seriously our responsibility to keep each other safe and to build our skills and preparedness. Join Rev. Jaimie and the UUCH safety team for this … Continue reading Smooth Seas Make Poor Sailors
Wholly Belonging
View the video here. In a world of isolation and deep loneliness, we seek places where we can belong fully in all the beautiful contours of our humanity. Together we will explore belonging and learn and sing some of the hymns of belonging and compassion found in our new hymnal, Sing Out Love.
What We Need Is Here
View the video here. Everything we need is already with us. Loving hearts, helping hands, hope for the journey, and a place to come home too. As we regather as one community and celebrate our ritual of Water Communion, we remember and remind ourselves once again, that what we need is right here.
Blessed Motion
Watch the video here. What do we hold onto when the ground beneath us shifts? In a world marked by uncertainty, grief, and change, join us for a time of returning–to places that ground us, to truths we already know, and to the peace that waits patiently for our attention. This is a message for … Continue reading Blessed Motion
Chance Encounters of the Spiritual Kind
View the video here. An unexpected coincidence, the right person at the right time, the majesty of nature, or a feeling you can’t describe, moments of spiritual connection can happen when we least expect them. It’s our task to look out and notice and keep our hearts open to the wisdom and beauty all around … Continue reading Chance Encounters of the Spiritual Kind