Expectations
Agreeing on mutual expectations early and often can prevent conflicts and misunderstandings in the future. Let’s explore what our hopes and needs might be. Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
Speaker: Rev. Eric Severson
In the Beginning …
Whether it’s conception and birth, first breaths, or first steps, new beginnings hold great promise and potential. Join us, as the summer comes to an end, in exploring and celebrating the new. Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
Merging Waters
Join us for our annual ingathering service, complete with a water communion ceremony (so please bring water!). We’ll also welcome our newest families and members, bless any returning learners, and follow the service with a congregational photo and a welcoming potluck picnic. Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
Flourishing Together
Celebrate beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community with UUFoM’s intergenerational flower ceremony, an annual ritual begun in 1923 by the Rev. Dr. Norbert Čapek, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Please bring flowers from your garden, a grocery store, or a roadside. If you can’t, don’t worry. We will have enough for everyone. We also will welcome our … Continue reading Flourishing Together
Living the Questions
The answers to most questions are at our fingertips, and our culture teaches us to seek confirmation or affirmation from external authorities. Is it possible to function with not knowing in healthful, grounded ways that rely on our own wisdom and maturity? Led by Rev. Eric Severson. Followed by UUFoM’s Annual Plant Share.
Curiosity as an Antidote to Worry
How much of our mental energy do we spend catastrophizing, believing that the worst will happen? What if, instead of asking “what could go wrong,” we asked “what could go right”? Come prepared to practice exercising your curiosity. Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
No Easy Grace
Curiosity can lead to greater understanding, but with greater understanding can come greater responsibility. Such is the case when we learn about injustices, such as the dehumanizing police practice of claiming “No Humans Involved” in cases involving BIPOC or other marginalized persons. Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
Invitation
A key Unitarian Universalist value is transformation. Holding this value means embracing not only possibility but finitude and the universal truth that all things change. How might we cultivate a perspective of abundance and carry a healthy and graceful mindset? Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
What A World!
Join us for an intergenerational service celebrating Earth Day, followed by a dirt ceremony and other activities. Led by Rev. Eric Severson.
Anticipation
Despite the human tendency to seek immediate gratification, there also is joy to be found in anticipation. Join us for a service celebrating possibility. Led by Rev. Eric Severson. Followed by Easter Brunch.