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“Equanimity, An Intimacy with Life” Celia Landman, MA (Mindfulness Studies) is a dedicated practitioner offering mindfulness support to teens and adults. In 2013 she was ordained by Thich Nhat Hahn as a member of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. She works with teens, parents, and folks impacted by trauma, addiction, and anxiety creating … Continue reading Worship Sunday February 18, 2024
“Side With Love” Sunday Each year the UU Side with Love organizing team offers ‘30 days of Love’ – a month of spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and shared practices of faith and justice from MLK Day until Valentine’s Day. The general theme for 30 days of love, and our “Side With Love” Sunday is “Imagining … Continue reading Worship Sunday, February 11, 2024
“Journey Toward Something” At the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) General Assembly (GA) in June 2024, delegates from UU congregations all over the USA, and the world, will be voting on a new ‘Article 2’ for our denominational bylaws. The new Article 2 will replace the 7 Principles, 6 Sources, and Purposes that have become familiar … Continue reading Worship Sunday February 4, 2024
“Disrupted by Grace” I’m ever on the lookout for unexpected interruptions of difficult life pathways, or unfulfilling routines, that result in unforeseen – or even previously unimaginable – changes. Sometimes these interruptions are easily explainable or understood, and sometimes they aren’t. In either case, they qualify as a kind of Grace. Note: We use YouTube … Continue reading Worship Sunday January 28, 2024
Beyond the Spiritual Bypass: Liberating Love The eminent psychotherapist John Welwood coined the phrase “spiritual bypassing” to describe a common behavior he witnessed in Buddhist communities, a kind of “premature transcendence: trying to rise above the raw and messy side of our humanness before we have fully faced and made peace with it.” We’ll unpack … Continue reading Worship Sunday, January 21, 2024
Living In Tune With Nature Perhaps the greatest story ever told is one that continues to unfold with each rising and setting sun. It is the story of our blessed earth and all her inhabitants. As UUs, we hold a value of interconnection, honoring the awe-inspiring way that all of life is connected and all … Continue reading Worship Sunday January 14, 2025
MLK Day: Bayard Rustin’s Legacy This morning we turn to the life story of Bayard Rustin on MLK Day. Rustin was a righteous crusader for Racial Justice, Peace, and Gay Rights throughout his life – and a part of the inner circle of leaders who, along with King, kept the Civil Rights Movement strong. His … Continue reading Worship Sunday, January 14
Beyond the Surface Have you ever seen one of those graphics – the one showing how much of what we “see” is instead below the surface, unrecognizable as such from our vantage point? Today we consider, both internally and communally, what there is to be found – right below the surface. And perhaps deeper down … Continue reading Worship Sunday, January 7, 2024 Campus closed due to winter weather warning – Virtual Only
“A Year to Live” While none of us know how much time we have left – and none of us are promised even one more day – it is a beneficial exercise to wonder what we might do, or stop doing, if we knew that we had exactly one year left. I’m indebted to … Continue reading Worship Sunday, December 31, 2023 10:00 AM
Christmas Eve is a special day of Connection, Contemplation, and Celebration at Westminster Unitarian Church. We’ll be hosting three two special worship services this year. All are invited to attend these services. Note – the 10am service has been canceled. Please join us at 6pm and/or 8pm. Masks are required. Thank you. 6:00pm – The … Continue reading Christmas Eve Worship Services
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