Topic: Beloved Community

Our February theme invites us to consider how we build beloved community, as well as how it can be there for us. Check-in question: What was your first experience of beloved community?

Knit Together in Community

What can the practices knitting and crafting teach us about building just, loving relationships and communities? Rev. Ian W. Riddell is the Assistant Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage, California. He served as Minister of Music and Worship Arts at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego for … Continue reading Knit Together in Community

Untangling the Knots

Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting As we strive toward the Beloved Community, conflict is always part of the journey.  But does our approach to conflict reflect our highest values?  This Sunday, we’ll explore how we can transform our relationship to conflict and our community. Share the Plate Feb. 21, 2021 … Continue reading Untangling the Knots

We Need Not Think Alike

Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting Recently in the public sphere, we’ve been hearing calls for unity.  These calls can harm as well as heal, depending on how they consider and treat difference.  This morning, we’ll explore the roles of sameness, agreement, and difference in beloved community. Share the Plate Order … Continue reading We Need Not Think Alike

Beloved Community: The New Normal?

Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting What might our community, our faith tradition, and our world look like if we carried forward the lessons we’re learning in COVID times?  This morning, we’ll explore some of those lessons and possibilities for a “new normal.” Share the Plate