The tradition continues! Join us for the annual First Church Christmas Pageant, when we will sing carols and act out the story of Jesus’ birth while Robert Amelio and Andrea Fleck Clardy narrate the classic tale. Both kids and adults are invited to take part, whether from the pews or up front, donning the gay … Continue reading Christmas Pageant!
As we age, we can let go of old certainties and embrace doubt. We can seek our own truths and find new ways to share them.
Holiday traditions are changing. It is not always comfortable. That may be a good thing.
As we commemorate 250 years of institutional history, we have challenged ourselves to not just have a celebration but to evaluate our heritage. We have added to our services acknowledgments of thefts and violence that are not part of the simple telling of our story. These omissions harm our understanding and should be learned and … Continue reading Learning and Telling our Real History
What does it mean to live out our liberal faith in these days of rising white nationalism and democracy under threat? Some religious figures from history provide us with inspiration and guidance in these dangerous times.
There is so much going on in the big and little picture of our lives. We do not know how it all turns out. Many things are very hard and many things are possible. We’ll explore how love can be the gravity that guides us as we let go of certainty and ride the waves … Continue reading Love That Lets Go
To truly understand our own experiences and the perspectives of others, we can try to “see” what we have been through and allow ourselves to enter into the experiences of others. In this way, seeing really is believing.
The end of October is a traditional time to observe rituals between life and death, we will have opportunities to remember and celebrate our ancestors. Please bring a “memorial object” – it could be a photo, or something which reminds you of a person (a book? A scarf?), you will be invited to put them … Continue reading All Souls and All Saints
Both modern science and ancient spiritual traditions have a lot to say about what brings us joy and fulfillment. While a relentless “pursuit of happiness” may be self-defeating, deeper engagement with life and other people may help us feel happier while we aren’t even noticing.
We explore what belonging to each other asks, and offers, of us during a time of societal shift.
