Erasure

May 5, 2024
Swiss theologian Karl Barth taught that clergy should preach with our sacred scriptures in one hand and the newspaper in the other.

Tea Meditation Ceremony

April 28, 2024
Our theme this month is interdependence. Wonderful! Savoring a warm beverage is a lovely way to experience interdependence. I am excited to offer a Tea Ceremony with guided meditation to…
Is happiness dependent upon independence or interdependence? What does my happiness or well-being have to do with yours?

Forum: Why Native Plants?

April 14, 2024
Marcia Goodrich, president of Wild Ones Keweenaw, a chapter of national nonprofit Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes will speak. She will discuss the importance of native plants in creating habitat…
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part is the seventh principle of Unitarian Universalism. Interdependence is also one of the few principles that is…
Members of the Churning Rapids Community will present a brief history of CRC, along with their mission and vision.  Each panelist may describe their personal experience of living in community…

Why I Smile So Much

March 24, 2024
This talk is supposed to be about transformation. In Buddhism, transformation usually refers to the movement from suffering to the relief of suffering. Or possibly from the confused state of…
There’s a unique educational opportunity in the Keweenaw: Finnish folk schooling. Learn about folk schooling history and philosophies from Clare Zuraw, director of Hancock’s Finnish American Folk School. The concept…
Communion is defined as an exchange that is so intimate, that it is spiritual. Communion is also the term for a ritual in Christian communities.  Some Christian traditions believe in  transubstantiation, or…