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October 15,
2017
"Living in Anxious Times"
by
Rev.
Gretchen
E.
Weis
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Life
is
full
of
uncertainty.
The
rate
of
change
in
our
digital
world
continues
to
increase.
Today’s
news
can
feel
overwhelming.
Life
often
feels
beyond
our
control.
We
are
living
in
anxious
times.
What
can
we
do
in
the
face
of
today’s
challenges,
to
take
good
care
of
ourselves,
and
of
our
children
--
to
find
our
way
back
to
center
when
life
feels
chaotic?
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October 8,
2017
"Columbus, Colonialism, and Compassion"
by
Guest
Minister
Rev.
Ann
Fox
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Many
Native
Americans,
who
arrived
in
North
America
13,000
years
before
Columbus,
question
why
we
bother
to
name
a
special
day
for
him.
They
say
it
is
an
insult
to
them.
After
all,
he
mistreated
and
enslaved
the
inhabitants
of
all
the
lands
he
found.
They
say
that
we
should
rename
the
day
Indigenous
People's
Day.
What
do
you
think?
Let's
explore.
Rev.
Ann
Fox
is
Minister
Emerita
of
Unitarian
Memorial
Church,
Fairhaven,
MA.
She
retired
from
full-time
ministry
in
2014.
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October 1,
2017
"The Forgiveness Project"
by
Rev.
Gretchen
E.
Weis
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Crime,
violence
and
wartime
horrors
can
shatter
and
change
lives
forever.
Journalist
Marina
Cantacuzino
began
to
collect
personal
stories
from
around
the
world
from
people
who
have
experienced
unimaginable
loss
and
pain,
and
their
respective
paths
towards
ultimate
forgiveness
and
reconciliation.
Exploring
forgiveness
as
an
alternative
to
resentment
or
revenge,
Cantacuzino
created
The
Forgiveness
Project,
a
collection
of
testimonies
that
demonstrate
the
power
and
grace
forgiveness
can
play,
transforming
both
victims
and
perpetrators
alike.
Let's
explore
a
few
of
these
extraordinary
stories,
to
see
how
they
might
speak
to
us.
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September, 24, 2017
"Come, Let us Be Faithful Fools,
Together"
by
Rev.
Gretchen
E.
Weis
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Ours is a faith built on doubting, questioning, passing beliefs through the fire of our own experience and reason before defining our deepest truths. While some doubts are healthy, other doubts can keep us small. What do you take on faith? What possibilities call to you? What edges do you find yourself perched upon, that invite you to step off, in the hopes that you may just sprout wings? What does it mean to live a faithful life? How does your faith call you to action, to help create a better world?
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September, 17, 2017
"Opening Our Doors, Wide"
by
Rev.
Gretchen
E.
Weis
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Changes in technology and culture are opening up new
opportunities for churches in the 21st
Century. What
lessons can the online world teach today’s churches about reaching out,
encouraging engagement and building community?
We are a thriving, vital beloved faith community. And we have a lot to
offer those who are seeking a kinder, gentler, more loving and just
seeking place for themselves and for their children — especially for
families of color, as the hate-filled voices of the KKK and other
neo-hazi right wing groups are on the rise. How can we help others
discover our church and
share in the spirit of love, acceptance and inclusion here? Let us be
intentional and swing our doors open wide to invite in the many seeking
what we have to offer.
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September 10, 2017
"Ingathering. Water Communion" by
Rev.
Gretchen
E. Weis
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We
gather
once
more
to begin
a new
church
year
together.
Please
bring
a water
sample,
a symbol
of how
you
spent
your
summer,
to add
to our
shared
water
communal
bowl.
It doesn't
matter
where
your
water
sample
comes
from
- half
a world,
or a
state
or two
away,
or from
the
kitchen
sink,
or the
garden
hose
in your
own
back
yard.
As we
gather,
let
us celebrate
It is
good
to be
together
once
again.
nd,
special
thanks
to the
wonderful
folks
from
the
Religious
Services
Committee
who
provided
such
rich,
thoughtful
and
inspiring
Worship
all
summer
long!
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