Solstice Celebration
Rev. Robin and Therese Langevin invite you to celebrate the Solstice at Eastrose from 3 – 5pm. We’ll enjoy treats, exchange books and share crafts, and cast a circle after sundown to honor the rebirth of the sun.
Speaker: Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker
I’m Nobody, Who Are You? Fame and Fakery in the Social Media Age
Famed Unitarian minister Ralph Waldo Emerson once remarked “A great man is always willing to be little.” This morning, we will explore the topic of “humility.” What does it mean, or might it mean, to be a “somebody” and a “nobody” in the age of YouTube channels, suspect news, reality TV, AI fakes, and salacious political … Continue reading I’m Nobody, Who Are You? Fame and Fakery in the Social Media Age
Otherwise: A Sermon Towards Gratitude
In her poem, entitled “Otherwise,” the poet Jane Kenyon reflects on her blessings: “I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birch wood. All morning I did the work … Continue reading Otherwise: A Sermon Towards Gratitude
Requiem and Reckoning
Watch the service HERE (apologies for the substandard video quality). This service will enable a space for processing our emotions and reckoning with the outcome of the November 5th election. How does this outcome bode for America? Are we moving towards a Civil War or the unleashing of vigilante MAGA militias? How can we acknowledge … Continue reading Requiem and Reckoning
Debunkbot and the Crank Realignment
Watch the service HERE (apologies for the substandard video recording). With an enormously consequential election two days away, we’ll examine the rise in conspiracy theories (some downright bizarre) that used to reside at the fringes of society, but have moved into the mainstream. One journalist calls this the “crank realignment.” How do these beliefs take … Continue reading Debunkbot and the Crank Realignment
Passage From India – A Special Sunday with Kirtan Chant Singing
Watch the service HERE. The famed poet, Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” In this sermon of reflective vignettes about her time in community in Jabalpur, India in 2018, Rev. Robin will share her journey of heart, spirit, service, and discovery. We’ll also celebrate … Continue reading Passage From India – A Special Sunday with Kirtan Chant Singing
Yom Kippur: Who Will Atone?
Watch the service HERE. The Day of Atonement is the most sacred holy day in Judaism and the culmination of the Days of Awe. It takes places on October 12th this year. As we meet the day after, which is also the day before Indigenous People’s Day, we’ll explore the complex question: Who Will Atone? … Continue reading Yom Kippur: Who Will Atone?
Inhabiting a Peaceable Kingdom: Our Relationship With Our Plate
Watch the service HERE. Nobel Prize winner Albert Schweitzer has famously remarked that, “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” When it comes to our relationship with animals, how do we balance our seventh principle about interconnectedness with social norms that typically uphold the … Continue reading Inhabiting a Peaceable Kingdom: Our Relationship With Our Plate
The Path, Part III: The ½ That Makes Us Whole
Watch the service HERE. How are we made whole? The “1/2” in this sermon stands as a symbol of our incomplete natures, and the need for our human bodies to be made whole in relation to something beyond the physical. This may be something deep and meaningful, or something rational or something mystical involving a … Continue reading The Path, Part III: The ½ That Makes Us Whole
The Path, Part II: Keeping to the Path, or How to Steer Clear of Spiritual Bypassing
A Sermon with Zen Tales Watch the service HERE. In the early 1980s, psychologist John Welwood coined the term “spiritual bypassing” to refer to the use of practices and beliefs to avoid confronting uncomfortable feelings, unresolved wounds, and fundamental emotional and psychological needs. In the years that have followed, many well-meaning seekers have fallen under … Continue reading The Path, Part II: Keeping to the Path, or How to Steer Clear of Spiritual Bypassing