View the service HERE. There is perhaps no better way to capture the spirit of scientific inquiry than the second line of the UU Children’s Affirmation — “Search for Truth with an Open Mind.” This is but one illustration of the ways in which science and spirituality are intertwined in our lives. This sermon explores … Continue reading Science and Spirituality
The theologian and mythologist Karen Armstrong once described religion as an act of the highest imagination. The longing to express and describe the ineffable leads us naturally into the wellspring of our deepest creative impulses. Storyteller Will Hornyak shares poems and myths that speak to our natural impulse toward the sacred in art and expression. … Continue reading Myth, Metaphor and Mystery: The Masks of God – How Imagination and Creativity Calls to Us as Spiritual Practices
View the service HERE. The people of Oregon passed a referendum that allows psilocybin mushrooms to be used for treatment and spiritual purposes in Oregon. Psychedelic mushrooms will be highly regulated and yet still fairly available starting in 2023. What does that have to do with you? For one thing, your community minister, Rev. Katie … Continue reading Magic Mushrooms and You
View the service HERE. In 2013, national syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, Leonard Pitts Jr., wrote a column with the above title. Was he writing about Unitarian Universalists? Rev. Sue Matranga-Watson will share the enjoyable column and talk about our UU faith and the concept of Universal Spirit. Worship … Continue reading Standing in Line, Talking with God About Religion, Atheists and Faith
View the service HERE. In this time of so much personal and collective illness, upheaval, and brokenness, how do we find a way to be in the present creatively and find grounding? We explore the value of committing to a creative project every day, and seeing where this practice leads, despite the ups and downs … Continue reading Creativity as a Healing Practice
View the service HERE. Unitarian Universalism graciously makes room for folks like me; but it’s an awkward fit for someone who loves magic, tarot, silent meditation, shamanic ritual, and fat little ancient goddesses more than a structured service of readings and hymns on Sunday morning. My heart aches for the people who can’t keep up … Continue reading The Path is Beautiful and Crooked, Just As It Should Be…How I Got to Eastrose
We’re all connected: an interdependent whole. Therefore, says Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, “covenant is our religious response to our fundamental interdependence.” We make promises about how to be together, and how to be in the world. We also fall short of honoring those promises, inviting us to repair and strengthen the strands of community. The choice … Continue reading Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny
We tend to hang on to possessions, emotions and even relationships long after they serve any meaningful purpose in our lives. Cynthia will explore why we cling to them, and how identifying and releasing them is an energizing, powerful and spiritual experience. She will share examples and personal stories of the benefits of letting go. … Continue reading Letting Go of What No Longer Serves You
We are all on a spiritual path that has led us to Eastrose. We all have a story on how we came to Eastrose. I will reflect on my path and then ask each of you to consider how your path may interact with others that are seeking what we offer. The future of this … Continue reading Coming to Eastrose
What does it mean to evolve as a religion in the modern world? For the past several years, the UUA has drafted revisions to Article II, which recasts our long-held Seven Principles and Six Sources as “Purposes and Covenants” such as Justice, Interdependence and Generosity. The document includes the phrase: “Love is the Enduring Force That … Continue reading Love is the Enduring Force That Holds Us Together
