Music Sunday: Trusting in the Light – As the light increases, let’s celebrate and appreciate music about light. Join us for a creative service of poetry and music by choir, handpans, and other ensembles and musicians. The choir will sing a world premiere of a very special song inspired by light! Split Plate Offering: Mass Trans Political … Continue reading Music Sunday
“Trust is important, but it is also dangerous.” So says the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. How do we manage trust to strengthen the relationships it engages while navigating the dangers of trusting? Join Worship Associate Elenita Muñiz and our retiring Administration and Finance Director Karena Stroh as we examine two case studies of trust challenged and … Continue reading A Commitment of the Heart
It has been said that trust is choosing to make something important to you vulnerable to the actions of others, built not in grand gestures but in the small moments that people treat what is important to you with loving care. Join Worship Leader Lindsey Straus as we explore the March worship theme of living … Continue reading Daring to Trust
Oh, Man, we have waited so long to have these two come together in holy matrimony. And now, of course, the date is upon us. Join me as we celebrate this union, committing ourselves to their well-being by giving our time, talent, and, oh indeed, my friends, our treasure!! They are very excited about the … Continue reading The Union of Dreams and Commitment
Our church records, our buildings, our covenants: as we think about our history as “the first parish of Harwich,” what are the threads that bind us to our past? Which do we choose to cherish, and which do we slash and leave behind? What tales do our buildings tell us? And do the roots of … Continue reading 325 Years of Stories
It’s a new year. It’s not too late to change your story..to let go of the story you’re telling yourself. It’s up to you to shape your own next chapter. Split Plate Offering: Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project If you are not able to join us in person, we will be streaming the service live on our … Continue reading What is the title of your life story?
Oh how we can get stuck in the pain! I hate it when people claim it’s as easy as “brush it off” or just “forget about it.” I want to look at what it takes to move past the pain, and in a sense, get in right relationship with it, so we can repair the … Continue reading When Painful Memories Just Won’t Go Away
Our yearly ritual of story and memory come together in this service of celebrating all that we gained from those we’ve loved and lost and bravely moving forward as we integrate those blessings into our living and loving. Split Plate Offering: Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum If you are not able to join us in person, we … Continue reading Lilly’s Legacy
My husband Scott and I have friends who are organic farmers. They’ve ran a very successful regional organic/heirloom seed business for a decade. This summer, they shut it down. They are done with the capitalistic market economy and all it represents. And they are now participating in the “gift economy.” Not a barter or bitcoin … Continue reading Listening to the Seeds
It’s the season of Yom Kippur, the high holy days for Jews. A time to reflect on where we miss the mark, and learn from it, especially when we listen to our guilt. I know that’s a bizarre and unusual thing for a UU minister to do, but trust me, it can be healing, … Continue reading Dinosaur Envy
