It is time to admit that summer is over and that the regular school/church year has begun!  Rather than grieve the end of summer, let it be a dance that lifts up and celebrates what our Lifetime Religious Education program will be!

On this day, bring water that is sacred to you to add to the holy water we create through blessing it in community.  Bring whatever you need for your work or school year to be blessed—backpacks, planners, coach whistles….and the third blessing will be for our Ministerial Search Committee, whose task is well underway.

Wear pink and bring your Ken-ergy to this last Sunday of Summer worship services.  Rev. Amy takes us on a journey of memory and appreciation.  P.S.  Sept. 10 is Water Ingathering so collect your sacred offering!

The End of Summer Picnic at Farming Ridge Park  located at the intersection of Farming Ridge Blvd and Ritters rd in Exeter. We will start the day with a worship service at the park, followed by hamburgers and hot dogs. There will also be a basket raffle, so bring some cash for tickets.
RE Kids will be performing the play they have been working on this Summer.

We live with family, and family of choice. This morning we lift up one such family for their lessons and celebrations.

Where your heart is, so will be your treasure.  When we commit to a person, idea, or way of being, it becomes us.  How do those commitments act out in your life?

Rev. Amy speaks of resilience and the flexibility required for life today.

UU’s claim, as a primary source, our “direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit, and an openness to the forces that create and uphold life.” Gathered here in the mystery of this Sunday hour, let’s take time to reflect on our experiences of mystery and wonder that have renewed our spirits and opened us to life.

Our bodies carry us through this life. No matter the situation, body is here with us. Our bodies also have things to tell us. But that invitation to an inner relationship with body can sometimes feel like unexplored wilderness, and certainly vulnerable. This morning we will inquire what it means to inhabit a body, and safely invite body to be known, cherished and celebrated, whatever our historical relationships have been with it. 

This Sunday we share stories about sexual education, and about our religion’s understanding of it, which sometimes sets us apart from the mainstream! Bring a friend and expect prizes as we 
celebrate summer in church!