What happens if we are able to love not just strangers, but also opponents? How do we do that while maintaining boundaries and self respect? We believe that everyone is worthy of love, even those who cause harm. Join us as we explore the power in a love ethic that extends even to those that … Continue reading “Loving Even Them”
“We are pregnant with freedom” says Assata Shakur. We are birthing a new world together. And it is a labor of love. It is painful and beautiful and complicated. There are times to breathe and gather ourselves. There are times to push like our lives depend on it – because they do. Join us as … Continue reading “A labor of Love”
In our efforts to build the beloved community, we are essentially attempting to build a world where Love is in the foundation of everything. Join us for a celebration of the role of Love in our justice work – the start of a 3 part series on imagining the possibility of a world built on … Continue reading “On the Foundation of Love”
During the last three years, we have all experienced collective losses and grief and many of us have experienced personal losses. It can be tempting to shut down when we feel such pain, but grief is the other side of love. It is the risk we take when we love and if we let it, … Continue reading “Grief Dares Us To Love Once More”
Our most crucial relationship is with ourselves. We are called to love ourselves deeply. And we cannot do it alone. Join us as we sow the seeds of self-love and discuss the role of community love in our self-loving endeavors. Here’s the video of this Service: If joining by Zoom, please use the regular First … Continue reading “Sow Love”
What happens when we tend to the aliveness of the earth? Honor its agency? Acknowledge its grief? Gravitate to its mystery? This week, we’ll tune our attention to a mysticism of the land in service of action and healing. From New Orleans, Rev. Sara is a minister-gardener-artist who loves dinner parties and traveling. She understands … Continue reading “Wide Awake Earth”
As a non-creedal faith, what binds us together? When we cherish individual searching and questioning, how do we also together articulate what is the center of our faith? The Article II Study Commission has worked diligently to reframe how we name for our bylaws who Unitarian Universalists are at our core. They have engaged people … Continue reading “What Is Our Center?”
There is a lot of noise luring us away from our own center. And there are beloveds who will help you call you back to yourself. Last week we discussed what we can do on our own to find our center. But we do not have to only do it alone. Join us as we … Continue reading “Who Calls Us Back?”
This month we are exploring the many layers of the theme of Finding Our Center. Why would we seek to find our center? And how would we begin? Join us as we explore our own center, how we access it and where it might lead us. Here’s the video of this Service: You are invited … Continue reading “You Are Centered”
Sunday January 1st is the last day of Kwanzaa. Today’s principle is Imani which means faith. This is an African American cultural festival which celebrates family, culture and community. This service is an invitation to the FPD community to embrace the seven principles. The Church community is asked to examine the importance of this cultural … Continue reading “Annual Kwanzaa Celebration “
