Message by Sherry Buchanan Moment of Perspective – Blessing of Change – AJ Fox The opening words are The Heart of Both-And, by Lyn Cox. Spirit of Life, ever adapting and renewing, we come together this morning with yearnings that do not match: We yearn for stability, for even one moment of feeling like we … Continue reading Be the Change

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – TikTok Do It Scared – AJ Fox The opening words are United by Story and Bound by Love, by Andrea Hawkins-Kamper. Gather we now into this space, this time when the Wheel turns and the Veil shatters.Gather we now to remember, to grieve, to prophesy, to … Continue reading Courage to Face the Scary Stuff

Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – TrUUnk or Treat at Springfield UU – Babs Garcia and Farrow Carson The opening words are Map of the Journey in Progress, by Victoria E Safford. Here is where I found my voice and chose to be brave.Here’s a place where I forgave someone, against my better judgment, … Continue reading Wholehearted Courage

Message by Holly Madden Moment of Perspective – The Courage of Love and Trust – AJ Fox The Opening Words are Witnesses of this World, by Tania Marquez. It is now, when we are called as witnesses of the world.To mend it, to change its course, to restore it.It is now, when we are called … Continue reading Personal Courage – Supporting Families with Children in Foster Care

Message by Guest Speaker Joe Pitts Moment of Perspective – The Courage of Working Together – Colleen Appel (Written by AJ Fox) The Opening Words are: Giving each other courage, by Rev. Gretchen Haley. Come in, all who long to knowhow to love this worldHow to keep eyes openhands unclenchedarms wideBreathing deeplyIn, and outThis is … Continue reading Social Courage: Addressing Climate Change

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – A Blessing of Courage – AJ Fox The opening Words are Courage Is by Rev. Dr. David Breeden We gather together here, now,summoning our courage to be.We gather, bringing ourweariness and our energy.We gather, bringing ourwariness and our visions.Like trees in rocky places,our roots clutch. Whatwe … Continue reading Many Paths of Courage

Message by Dr. Nina Barudzic The opening words are It is all very well…, by Rev. Rod Richards It is all very well to speak ofan interdependent web of all lifeand remind us that we are allConnected. We are.But there are times when the lonelinessStrikes so deeply that the onlyThing of which I amCertain is … Continue reading Belonging and the Bigger Picture

Message by AJ Fox with Guest Speaker Matt Baker This month we are exploring the theme of belonging. But belonging cannot exist in a vacuum. The sensation of belonging can only come from the sensation of not belonging. And belonging and not belonging are not binary experiences but instead depths and shallows we travel between … Continue reading Belonging and Not Belonging: Autumn Equinox and Other Places of In-Between-ness

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Water Communion – AJ Fox The opening words are River Call by Manish K. Mishra-Marzetti Between rocking the boat and sitting down;between stirring things up, and peaceably going along,We find ourselves here,in community.Each calledfrom many different journeys,Many differentlife paths,onto this river road.Some are herebecause the rocking … Continue reading Rivers of Belonging: A Celebration of Water Communion

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – Belonging – AJ Fox The opening words are “A Place of Belonging and Caring,” by Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson. It is not by chance that you arrived here today.You have been looking for something larger than yourself.Inside of you there is a yearning, a calling, a … Continue reading The Building Blocks of Belonging