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Possibility implies opportunity. Living a life of possibility implies choices and options and open doors and ready hope. It sounds good, like the kind of life we want. Yet sometimes, it is only when options are narrowed that previously hidden opportunities are revealed. How might our willingness to say “no” open us up to the … Continue reading On Possibility: When saying “no” reveals a deeper “yes.”
First Reading: The Day Millicent Discovered the World. The Day Millicent Found the World Every morning Millicent ventured farther into the woods. At first she stayed near light, the edge where bushes grew, where her way back appeared in glimpses among dark trunks behind her. Then by farther paths or openings where … Continue reading Home Another Way
Buddhist Practices for Lightening up Our New Year We have decked the halls, now we can clear the decks to make a fresh start. We will explore practices for clearing our consciousness, and resolving all conflicts with ourselves and others. We can begin anew for the new year by deepening our love and compassion for ourselves … Continue reading Keeping the Love Light Shining:—All Ages Service
In this evening filled with story and song, we touch an ancient mystery: the humble birth of new hope, new love, and new light into the world. Tonight’s services will feature musicians Nonetta Shataksian on piano, Tina Q. Kambil on alto sax, Westminster’s choir singing at 9pm, and conclude with our traditional candle-lighting ceremony. All … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Please join us for this exclusive, one-of a kind, limited-time rendition of The Gift of the Magi, originally by O. Henry, new screenplay by Sarah Quigg. The pageant will star our own singularly-gifted Westminster young people and will be an opportunity for all ages to reflect on the mystery and power of gift giving in … Continue reading The Gift if the Magi 2.0 – All Ages Service
The Christian holiday of Christmas is full of stories of the unbelievable – full of miracles and mystery. To the skeptical among us, it can seem far fetched. Yet our world is full of the unexpected, the unknown, the unresolved. Let us reflect on how opening up to the impossible give us new insights into … Continue reading The Mystery of the Miraculous
It’s dark out there. It happens every year. Short days, long nights, long winter up ahead. And… It’s dark out there: forecasts of challenges on many fronts that touch us all. What might this season of Hanukkah have to teach us about hope in hard times? What might this holiday have to say about lighting … Continue reading Light One Candle
Friends, there is a power outage in East Greenwich and at Westminster. Due to safety concerns, both morning services (9am and 11am) have been *cancelled* for today, Dec 2. Please join us again on Sunday, December 9th! Download QR
John Paul Ware was ordained to the ministry at King’s Chapel in 1979. He has served as a parish minister, extension director, district executive, vice president for corporate relations at a seminary and best of all (for a brief time) a bookseller at a religious bookstore in downtown Boston. One Services at 9am in the … Continue reading We were this way because I remember us this way
Bring a memento to church! In this month of “memory” Thanksgiving is a time to remember this country’s history, as well as our own. Where do we come from? Who or what has sustained, supported and loved us into who we are today? In this all ages service, all are invited to bring something (or … Continue reading Thanksgiving Cornbread Communion: The Keeping Quilt
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