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Curiosity and the Third Story By Rev. Ellen Quaadgras Westminster Unitarian Church March 12, 2017 First Reading By Rev. Christine Robinson “Our tolerance of diversity is not just the sort that “suffers fools gladly,” you see, it is the sort of tolerance which believes that truth emerges best when people share their different versions … Continue reading Curiosity and the “Third Story”
Being a Person of Curiosity By Rev. Ellen Quaadgras Westminster Unitarian Church March 5, 2017 ——— First Reading: It’s Not Easy Being a Unitarian Universalist ~ Charles Magistro I’m amused by the view that it’s easy to be a Unitarian Universalist. It’s as easy to be a Unitarian Universalist as it is to be persistent, … Continue reading Being a Person of Curiosity
Broken Fences February 19, 2017 East Greenwich, RI The Rev. Andrea Greenwood Reading Mending Wall, by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: … Continue reading Broken Fences
“The original, shimmering self gets buried so deep most of us end up hardly living out of it at all.” ~ Frederick Buechner. Enthusiasm, excitement, passion – while these can get obscured in the process of growing up, we never completely lose them. Somehow, somewhere, in some core part of ourselves, it’s still there. How … Continue reading Being/Becoming a Person of Passion
Martin Luther King famously proclaimed, just over 50 years ago, that people should be judged by the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin. Today, as we anticipate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, and the inauguration of this country’s 45th president next week, what might Dr. King have had to say about … Continue reading The Content of Our Character
Join together for Westminster’s annual fire communion service. The fire communion separates the end of the calendar year from the beginning, helping us to put in perspective the joys and sorrows, the changes and transitions, the ups and downs of the year. This year, the myth of the Phoenix rising from the ashes will be our inspiration in leaving the old year behind and beginning the new.
Joanne Friday is a Dharma Teacher in the Tiep Hien Order of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh who has been her teacher for 25 years. Two services at 9:00AM & 11:00AM in the Sanctuary, childcare for ages 6 month – 4 years old at 9AM, Religious Education Classes for Children and Youth at 9AM Download … Continue reading True Love: Buddhist practices for cultivating love for ourselves, each other and the world
“The only true constant is change” It’s a truism that’s particularly relevant for us, right now. Our society is changing, the we way do church is changing, the ways we relate to each other in our world, in our families – is changing. Sometimes these changes happen quickly the explosion of the use of smartphones … Continue reading Rootedness: Finding the changeless in the midst of change
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More to follow! Details on this service will be shared in future E-blasts! Two services at 9am and 11am in the Sanctuary Religious Education for Children and Youth at 9am Childcare for ages 6 months – 4 years old at 9am The choir sings at 9am Download QR 🡻
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