Speaker: Bucky Beach

Earth Day

Earth Day is another protest and celebration in which thoughts, prayers, concerns and other actions are needed. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”  -Dr. Seuss The Lorax “There is no greater sin than to participate in your own demise.”  -Parker Palmer “Think globally and act locally.” – … Continue reading Earth Day

Celtic Spirituality and the Artistry of the Creator and Ongoing Creation

What can we learn from St. Patrick and Celtic Spirituality besides there are no snakes in Ireland?  Perhaps a deeper sense of our participation as artists in ongoing creation! Service is both in person and via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF  

The Power of an Explaining Story: What Does it Mean to Be Dust and Ashes?

Charles Darwin said that anyone who wishes to make a sizable impact on human history can do so in 3 ways: a. political action b. create a creed, or c. attempt to change the genetic composition of the human species If both human history and the future can be determined by what we believe about … Continue reading The Power of an Explaining Story: What Does it Mean to Be Dust and Ashes?

The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Lives in Obvious and Hidden Places

We are fortunate that Bucky Beach, retired pastor from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church / Lutheran Campus Ministry, joins us monthly to share his experiences and thoughts. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1989, Bucky has lived in the Upper Peninsula since 1996, having moved here to be Chaplain at Suomi College / Finlandia. … Continue reading The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Lives in Obvious and Hidden Places

We Know What We Are. . . But Not What We May Be

Visions from two Johns and a Paul.  A recorded message by Bucky Beach.  Service will be both in person and via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9789104627 Meeting ID: 978 910 4627 Dial by your location: +1 312 626 6799

Are Words Adequate to Reflect the World We Live In?

According to Soul Matters, the theme or topic this month is “Belonging.”  In the Unitarian Universalist Holidays, Holy Days and Worship Themes 2022-2023, Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. What’s on your mind today?  What’s in your heart?  And what … Continue reading Are Words Adequate to Reflect the World We Live In?

Falling Leaves and Parables

Sometimes it’s just better to speak in parables! Service will be both in person and via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9789104627 Meeting ID: 978 910 4627 Dial by your location: +1 312 626 6799