9:15 AM Service — The Oneness of Everything
Led by Rev. Kristina Church, DRE Colleen Thoele and Dir. of Music Emily Hall — meeting in the Church Sanctuary (in person only)
Religious Education for Children and Youth
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Facilitated Drop-In Small Reflection Groups for Adults
Location: Fessenden Hall
This Week’s Wondering Questions:
- The Gaia theory states that every part of Earth–plants, animals, minerals, etc.– plays a part in a holistic, complex, self-regulating system that supports all life. How does this relate to our UU core value of Interdependence, and how do you see yourself as an essential part of the whole?
- Have you ever given your attention so deeply to something that you suddenly felt one with it? How did the experience change you?
11:00 AM Service — Gaia, Mother Earth and the Oneness of Everything
A worship service with musician Jim Scott meeting in Hobbs Hall and on Zoom
Jim intersperses original songs and readings with his personal reflections on a spiritual ecological awareness. The idea of Mother Earth or “Gaia” being a living organism with the same physical attributes as humans connects us with our life support system. Our “spiritual response” is so needed now, as “the spirit of life on earth is in crisis.” Jim’s uplifting songs provide the balance to the wake up call, leaving participants with a vision and inspiration to take the healing into our own hands.
From his work with the Paul Winter Consort, where he was co-composer of their celebrated Missa Gaia/Earth Mass Jim has long been an activist for peace and the Earth with his music. Jim’s songs are in our UU Hymnbooks and he’s visited over 700 UU churches. Former Co-chair of the UU Ministry for the Earth, Jim helped create the “Green Sanctuary” program and his “Earth and Spirit Songbook,” supported by a grant from the Fund for Unitarian Universalism, has been widely acclaimed by UU congregations.
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