Beloved Community and Acceptance – Interdependent Imperfections. Rev. Sage Olnick.
None of us are perfect. We all come with imperfections, growing edges, regrets, hopes, and dreams. Beloved community does not require us to be perfect. It requires us to live in our truth, to embrace the truth about ourselves, and to join each other in our perfectly imperfect lives. Join us this Sunday to learn and explore more.
by nadine j. smet-weiss
spiritual director
in my head
the very definition
of commitment
is a certain willfulness
a hard core determination
that come hell or high water
i will do whatever it takes to
make it happen
see it through
get the job done
fight the good fight
unto death until
i surrender to life
offering what i truly … read more.
Commitment means that we act on what we value and hold important.
It’s easy to forget how we act sometimes. One way we can store our commitments is to name them. Name your commitments by drawing them or say them outloud, maybe share … read more.
Join us on Monday March 1st, @ 7:00pm when gather together to continue our reflection and sharing around Beloved Community. . . . Contact Jane Rohrbach (windowsjmr@comcast.net) or Nadine Smet-Weiss (njw1258@hotmail.com or 484-333-4015) for further information; contact Nadine to receive the zoom link … read more.
Beloved Community and Conflict – Conflict is What We Signed Up For – Rev. Sage Olnick. Conflict is part of our personal, professional and congregational lives. Avoiding it is unfair to everyone. This Sunday we will explore how conflict is part of the rich soil in which Beloved Community grows.
Sunday, February 28, 3:30-4:30pm
Brief vigil at 3:30 pm across from the detention center
1040 Berks Road, Leesport, PA
Led by Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Rev. Sandy Strauss
(park in side lot next to the Berksheim; vigil participants invited to join honk-in)
Honk-in—meet at 3:45 pm in side parking lot … read more.
Side with Love. RE Team, Side With Love, UUA. Each week in RE hangout we light our chalice with these words:
“We light this chalice to celebrate Unitarian Universalism for this is a church of open minds, helping hands and loving hearts, together we care for the earth and work for friendship and peace in our world.
If you are in need of pastoral care during Rev. Fees sabbatical, Rev. Sage can be reached at sabbatical.minister@uuberks.org
Beloved Community and Creative Rage – Anger is a Main Ingredient for Justice. Rev. Sage Olnick. Feminist Sharon Welch wrote, “We need to learn that failure to develop the strength to remain angry, in order to continually love and therefore to resist, is to die.” This Sunday we will explore anger and creative rage as sources of wisdom to do the hard work of justice.
Registration for Spring Term 2021: February 1 – 26, 2021
Beloved Conversations—the signature offering of The Fahs Collaborative at Meadville Lombard Theological School—is a program for Unitarian Universalists seeking to embody racial justice as a spiritual practice. In Beloved Conversations, we are here to heal the impact … read more.
