Loss and grief touch our lives in myriad ways, yet many of us feel unsure how to respond when they show up in our communities. This sermon reflects on what it means to be a grief-literate community and invites us to grow our capacity to accompany one another through loss with honesty, humility, and love.
UUs tend to give primary importance to our minds. But what if we looked at our bodies as an example of interdependence? What could we learn from how our bodies move and change over time? Let us reconnect with, and even love, our bodies as wonderful examples of interdependence.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) or Compassionate Communication is a method of connecting with others in a structured way that can improve our interactions, which brings forth greater compassion and peace. This week we will focus on noticing how our judgments can cloud connection and we will learn ways of observing the world around us, changing our perspectives and understanding.
In this joint service, Marie Lowry will share her brother Don’s story and Alexandra Hicks from Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities will teach you to use Narcan, the simple tool that could have saved Don’s life.