Healing through Service

Join us as we continue on our Soul Matters theme of “healing” with champion for the homeless Betty Kwan Chinn.  Discover how she has transformed negative childhood trauma into positive healing within the under privileged local community. Learn ways we can ensure the inherent worth and dignity of every person. May service be our prayer, … Continue reading Healing through Service

How to Resist End Times Fascism

Inspired by the powerful book by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, we gather together to explore the key forces driving the apocalyptic narrative(s) of our time, and also find concrete and hopeful ways we can push back.  We’ll look at specific and inspiring examples of broad-based coalition building and resistance movements that are happening in … Continue reading How to Resist End Times Fascism

In Praise of Sabbath

The origin of our English word “sabbath” comes to us, as we know, from the Hebrew: “shābbat”, meaning “to cease”, “to rest”.  In a world which demands ever more from us – our time, our attention, our labor, our energy – what role does the practice of rest play in the healing of our world?  … Continue reading In Praise of Sabbath

The Sacred Pause

As we move from Thanksgiving toward the December holidays, life can become full of activity, expectations, memories, and emotions. Amid all that this season brings, what might become possible if we simply pause? Join us for a gentle, contemplative service offering space to slow down, listen, and reconnect—with ourselves, one another, and the mystery of … Continue reading The Sacred Pause