First U Think

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This Sunday, we began our new year of Faith Formation, with new programs, new people, and new ways of being together. Standing at this threshold, we’re faced with questions about how we form our own faiths, and how we aid each other in this. Join us as we look forward to the year ahead and the opportunities it brings us.Support the Show.

Anything is possible for our beloved congregation as this new year begins! We gathered in community, heard the music of our wonderful choir, welcomed our new Minister, Victoria, and celebrated the Water Communion. Support the Show.

On Labor Day Sunday, we reflected on the value of work, from jobs we're paid to do to the vocations and avocations that call us to lives of integrity, service and joy. What does work mean, in a culture committed to capitalism? How can we honor the labor of all workers, paid, unpaid, and underpaid, and celebrate good work, well-done? Readings done by Rev. Victoria Safford, Elliot Nassif, and Louise Alcorn.Support the Show.

Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Let us notice the liminal spaces: disruptions and transitions in life that carry us through our unending becoming.Support the Show.

Some life events are etched in our memories, and sometimes shared by the community as a whole. What will you remember of the Pandemic?Support the Show.

Broader and deeper than philosophy or meditation alone, Buddhism is a rich, practical, and living tradition. Join the members of our Awakening Heart Sangha to explore Engaged Buddhist Ethics as practiced through the Five Mindfulness Trainings - Thich Nhat Hanh's version of the five basic ethical precepts of Buddhism.Support the Show.

Author of “Atomic Habits,” James Clear believes that having a clear identity is the first and most important step to being the person you want to be. At this time of exploration, could using “Atomic Habits” help us clarify and support our congregation’s identity – helping us to actually BE the faith community that we want to beSupport the Show.

In 2021, congregant Elaine Imlau met another Elaine, in an unlikely place and with an unlikely history. Since her detour through Elaine, AR she has grown to better know the people there and the story they have to tell. Join us as we hear her reflect on this journey, the wisdom we can learn from this little town and how we can help them proceed in the future.Giving Link to the Elaine Museum and Richard Wright Civil Rights Centerwww.elainemuseum.orgSupport the Show.

Some life events are etched in our memories, and sometimes shared by the community as a whole. What will you remember of the Pandemic?Support the Show.