Guest speaker Amie Heeter joins us today. Yoga as a sacred tradition brings us into a deeper connection with life; harmonizing our inner and outer worlds and expanding our sense of self and what gifts we have to offer. There is a part of us that is always changing, the “becoming” part of ourselves. The part of us that is subject to time and space, cause and effect. We can become habituated in our perception and actions, moving through life from a mostly unconscious automatic pilot mindset. There is also a part of us that is unchanging, the “being” part of ourselves. It is innately whole and sourced in unconditioned, pure consciousness. Anchored in belonging. Seeing things as they actually are. The interplay of these two aspects opens pathways of possibility, connection, and recognition that life is a gift worthy of our fullest expression.
Amie Heeter is a nature enthusiast, adventurer, and long time practitioner particularly motivated by the intersection of mind/body traditions of the East and modern research sourced in mindfulness and neuroplasticity in the West. A yoga and meditation teacher since 2004, she regards yoga, meditation, and mindfulness as some of the best systems available to sustain health in our body, cultivate stability and resilience in our mind, and open pathways to our luminous heart. Learn more about Amie at her website www.amieheeter.com. [Photo by Ashley Batz on Unsplash]
Worship Associate: Susan Podebradsky, Special Music: JRUUC Folk Group
After the Service: Community Potluck Meal – all are welcome
The Share the Plate recipient for 4/12 and 4/19 is the Kennedy Heights Community Center. Their mission is to create a community support network for low-to-moderate income families; increase available resources and programs to improve the lives of residents, and to develop and present social, educational, recreational, and cultural programs for children, youth and adults. Their services include afterschool programs, summer camps, a food pantry and more. Thank you to Mary Wichita for nominating them!
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Order of Service
- Gathering Song “Come, Come, Whoever You Are” #188
- Welcome
- Prelude “Another World Is Possible” by Flobots
- Call to Worship
- Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
- Centering in Beauty
- Shared Music “Rising Green” #1068 (teal hymnal)
- Time for All Ages “The Corner” by Arnold Lobel
- Shared Music “There is More Love Somewhere” #95 (gray hymnal)
- Wisdom from the World’s Traditions “For a New Beginning” by John O’Donohue
- Reflection
- Offering “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack
- Joys and Sorrows
- Shared Music “Building a New Way” #1017 (teal hymnal)
- Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction