Topic: Attention
The path of turning our attention to what matters most
What is my life trying to say to me?
Our guest speaker Luis Velasquez will share reflections on immigrant and worker dignity and solidarity in a time of fear and uncertainty. Luis Velasquez serves as the Statewide Organizing Director at Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin’s largest grassroots Latine membership organization. Luis leads a dynamic, statewide coalition of immigrant communities, university students, and allies across … Continue reading We Belong to One Another: Stories of Courage, Community, and Justice
The Spring Equinox has just passed – a moment of balance between the whirling seasons. There are also many things whirling about us, vying for our attention – some are gifts and some are hard to bear. This morning, we’ll explore ways we might honor our human responses to the blossoming of good news and … Continue reading Be Astonished
Music is often seen as a universal language of spiritual expression, to transcend, heal, or connect people to a higher power. Today, Hanah Jon Taylor, a preeminent saxophonist and flutist in Madison jazz and a leading catalyst, organizer and educator in inter-arts programming, will lead us in experiencing the power of music. [Image credit: Association … Continue reading Music as a Language of Spiritual Expression
We’ll explore the myriad distractions our culture surrounds us with – and how we might reclaim focus, attention, and balance in our lives. [Image: pexels.com] Worship Associate: Erik Gunn, Special Music: Bryan Rainey The Rev. Lori Hlaban is a Wisconsin native who was ordained to the ministry in 2010. She served as the ministerial intern … Continue reading Squirrel!
We begin our annual pledge drive today – the time of year in which we focus more explicitly on how we take care of our beloved congregation. This is a great time to reflect together on what we might need to pay attention to, to continue to become who we want to be as a … Continue reading Watch it Grow
There is so much in the world that is painful and hard, and sometimes the easiest thing to do is to shut it out. This morning, we’ll explore what that calls us to pay attention, and what our faith tradition offers that might help us stay open to the possibility of wholeness.
Art and Dawn Shegonee will bring us a message of peace and wisdom from ancestral knowledge and their current experience. Art, a member of the Menominee and Potowatomi tribes, is the Native American ambassador to Milwaukee’s Indian Summer festivals. Dawn is the artistic director of Call For Peace Drum and Dance Company – “dedicated to … Continue reading Honoring Native Wisdom
This morning’s service was born out of an idea that arose when Rev. Karen was meeting with our youth: cultivating our attention spans in this age of distraction. Please join us as we explore this idea in multigenerational community.
Rev. Karen is attending the Black Lives of UU Harper-Jordan Symposium this week, which will focus on Black Unitarian Universalist theology and practice. She’ll also be working with UU Allies for Racial Equity, offering white people a chance to process during and after the Symposium. This morning, she will offer her reflections on these experiences.
