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East Greenwich, RI 02818
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We are living in unprecedented times. This was the case even before the coronavirus hit, but it’s even more true now. Big change is happening all around us, it’s been happening for a while now, and it’s calling us to ask big questions. Not just practical ones like, how do I keep myself and my … Continue reading Visitor Information
Order of Service 9:00 AM Blessing the Space Between UsLed by Rev. Deborah Bennett Centering Thought: “Whenever one person takes another into the care of their heart, they have the power to bless” John O’Donohue Thank you to this morning’s Worship Team Pianist: Nonetta ShatakhtsianLay Pastoral Care Associate: Bill StoneUsher: John and Janet SearlesTech Host: Lance … Continue reading Order of Service
A long time ago, there was a woman named Kisa Gotami who lived in a small village. She had a baby boy who she loved more than anything in the world. She held him close every day, sang him songs, and dreamed of watching him grow up. But one day, her baby got very sick, … Continue reading The Mustard Seed: A Story About Compassion
Buddhist author and teacher, Pema Chödrön wrote, “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” Her words are at the heart … Continue reading Cultivating Compassion
Author Toko-Pa Turner wrote: “Our longing for community is so powerful that it can drive us to join groups, relationships, or systems of belief that give a false impression of belonging. These places of false belonging grant us conditional membership, requiring us to cut parts of ourselves off in order to fit in.” How true! … Continue reading Fitting In or Belonging?
A long time ago, in the 1970s, there was a kind and curious woman named Lucile Shuck Longview. She was a Unitarian Universalist and loved her UU church in Lexington, Massachusetts. In 1975, Lucile got to travel to Mexico City as a UU delegate to be part of the United Nations “Women’s Year” assembly. This … Continue reading TouchPoints September Wisdom Tale: The First UU Water Communion
Our September / October Share the Plate Recipient is; The Womxn Project Education Fund The Womxn Project Education Fund works through 3 pillars of activism to protect those whose reproductive rights are in danger. LGBTQIA+ discrimination, and who may not be able to receive the care they desire due to governmental constraints. We are building … Continue reading September – October Share the Plate 2025
Our Summer Share the Plate is: The TOMAQUAG MUSEUM The Museum seeks to educate all relations (everyone) about Indigenous cultures of the Dawnland (Southern New England). It is Rhode Island’s only museum entirely dedicated to telling the story of the Indigenous peoples of this land. Programs there share Native perspectives on traditional health and wellbeing, … Continue reading Summer Share the Plate –
Imagine if you were to take each of the minutes you lived in any given day and put them in one of two columns – one for those minutes where you were present in the reality of the moment and the others in a column for those moments where you were lost in your imagination … Continue reading Imagine…..
Taking ourselves too seriously is one of the great sorrows of our lives. Yes, intense, sad, unjust things are happening all the time, but the spirit loves to be lightened and humor is one of the greatest ways to do it. Studies show that humor heals and can sooth our stress – ask Dr. Patch … Continue reading Minister’s Musings on Joy
Our April Share the Plate Recipient; Climate Action RI is an action group focused specifically on climate change and what can be done on national, local, and individual levels. Based in Rhode Island, it is a local 350.org affiliate. Climate Action RI is committed to climate and environmental justice across all sectors to foster a … Continue reading April Share the Plate
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