Loving and Caring for the Earth as a Spiritual Practice
Earth Day, it could be argued, is our most sacred holiday. We UUs work hard to live in reverence with the earth whenever possible. What would it look like to move from the Earth as an abstract idea to a tactile experience of earth, quite literally dirt? In this service we will experience a new UU ritual, Dirt Communion. Please bring a little bit of the soil where you find your peace, find your power, find your joy.
What does it mean to add one more space to our table? Through the Guest At Your Table program with the UU Service Committee, we will explore the ways we live our value of generosity in everything we do. At this service we will also have a moment of shared generosity through a Thanksgiving Bread Communion.
Can generosity be a spiritual practice? What would it look like in our lives to make generosity a daily habit? Let’s come contemplate generosity as a way of living.
At the General Assembly (GA) in 2017 there was discussion of adding an 8th Principle, specifically to address racism in our congregations. At this service our speaker will explain more about the 8th Principle and Article II revisions and share why as a lifelong UU, Director of Religious Education and a UU consultant she supports them both. Article II will be introduced at this year’s GA, if it receives a simple majority, the final vote on Article II will be carried to GA 2024.