Dr. Courtand Dahl, the creator of the Healthy Minds Program, encourages us to overcome our unconcious bias and widen our circle of compassion through meditation and mental training. RE Focus: Widening the Circle of Love We widen the circle when we spread love to everyone, including refugees and asylum seekers. We focus on refugees and … Continue reading Widening the Circle of Compassion
Wisconsin Green Muslims, a grassroots environmental justice group formed in 2005, connecting faith, environmental justice, sustainability, and healing through education and service. It intends to educate the Muslim community and the general public about the Islamic environmental teachings, to apply them in daily life and to form coalitions and collaborations working toward a just, healthy, … Continue reading Connecting Faith, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability
Mid-winter Pot Luck Social Event – No Program. Every fifth Sunday of the month is Potluck Sunday. In lieu of a service, join us at 10 a.m. at the fellowship for food and conversation.
This Justice Sunday let us reflect on what motivates our justice superheroes. What is it about how they live with intention that makes them so effective? Children’s RE Focus: It takes accepting mistakes to live with intention because mistakes are part of living. We need to acknowledge that good intentions can sometimes cause harm and … Continue reading The Intentions of Our Justice Superheroes
Judy Crain will reflect on where we find ourselves in this unique time and how we look to the future. Judy Crain has lived in Green Bay for many years and has been active in our community and the state, including the Green Bay Board of Education, the UW Board or Regents, and the United … Continue reading Living in the Uncertainty of Today While Investing in Tomorrow
Henry David Thoreau wrote: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” The words of this important American philosopher … Continue reading A Listening Point
Tis the annual season of hopeful resolve followed quickly by disappointment. Phillip Moffitt, a renowned vipassana (insight) meditation teacher helps us better comprehend the difference between goals and intentions. Ironically, maybe we should be setting new year’s goals to become more intentional? Children’s RE Focus: It takes empathy to live with intention. When it comes … Continue reading Goals versus Intentions
Whether or not we personally celebrate Christmas, ’tis a season of being bombarded with the idea that we need to “Go big or go home!” when it comes to gifts, fun, family, celebration, and everything else. Ironically, that message can leave us anxious, worn out, adrift, cranky, unappreciative, and guilty for how we’re feeling. After … Continue reading Favorites
Join us for a service filled with the joy that many religious faiths and traditions provide this time of year. Our Fellowship will focus on the Winter Solstice and Christmas which are celebrated the coming week. Children’s RE Focus: Intergenerational celebration – No religious exploration class. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on December … Continue reading The Joy of Carols, Candles, Cookies and Community
Brene Brown reminds us that twinkling holiday lights are a great metaphor for how joy works. We may expect it to come as a flood light, but rather it comes in small seemingly random moments. Remaining open to these moments is the key to being open to joy. Children’s RE Focus: We create joy by celebrating … Continue reading Remaining Open to Joy
