As Unitarian Universalists we believe in the interdependent web of all life. This means taking care of each other, but it also means taking care of out planet.
The UU College of Social Justice is hosting the Grounded and Resilient Organizer’s workshop. West Virginia ‘ s own Tim deChristopher will be there during this five day intensive in Chicago.
For more information – http://uucsj.org/grow/
Have a Blessed day!
~Cricket
Many of us, like this UU minister, are a complicated mix of beliefs and values we cherish from a Christian or Jewish upbringing, the mystic thread of seeing beyond the everyday surface of things that runs through medieval and some present Christianity, Judaism, Zen, Sufism, and nearly all religions, insights from pagans and nature religions, and the reason of humanism and science.
A Blessed World Humanist Day to You!
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkey And mind/2015/06/and-a-blessed-world-humanist-day-to-you.html
We will have a service tomorrow June 21, 2015 at the Uptown event center in Clarksburg, WV.
The children of the church will be leading us in a service about Rainbows and what they mean to us.
Come join us at 11 o’clock. There will be a coffee hour afterward. See you there!
~Namaste
Cricket
Nine people, each with a family, friends — let us make sure they are not lost from the story.
Sharonda Coleman-Singleton
Reverend Clementa Pinckney
Cynthia Hurd
Tywanza Sanders
Myra Thompson
Ethel Lee Lance
Rev. Daniel L. Simmons
Rev. Depayne Middleton-Doctor
Susie Jackson
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicasimeone/these-are-the-victims-of-the-charleston-church-shooting
Emanuel AME Church has faced many hardships over the years, but the church has persevered and thrived. May Emanuel’s faithful find the strength to make their way through the tragedy that has taken the lives of nine of their members, including their pastor. We share their grief, and we stand with them in love and solidarity.
— The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association
https://www.uua.org/news/press-release/church-shooting-charleston
The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued this statement following the news of the shooting in a church in Charleston, SC:
“News of last night’s shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, SC, fills me with a profound sadness. My heart goes out to the families and friends of the victims and to the entire Emanuel Church community.
Unitarian Universalists are sadly familiar with the tragedy of church shootings. When two congregants were killed and six wounded at our Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in 2008, the entire community reached out and embraced our congregation with love and support. We will pass that love along to the Emanuel Church community in any way we can.
Emanuel AME Church has faced many hardships over the years, but the church has persevered and thrived. May Emanuel’s faithful find the strength to make their way through the tragedy that has taken the lives of nine of their members, including their pastor. We share their grief, and we stand with them in love and solidarity.”
taken from uua.org
We are working as a greater community to heal wounds and repair the rift. The conversation needs to be open and we need to listen as well as speak. Black Lives Matter Banner
~Namaste
Cricket
Edward Abbey
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” — Edward Abbey
A Kids’ Service, by members of the West Fork Unitarian Universalists.
We would love to have you come celebrate and worship with us. Please join us at the Progressive Women’s Association in downtown Clarksburg, WV on June 21, 2015 at 11 am.
Children are always welcome, especially for this service. This week’s service will focus on the children.
Please stay for coffee or tea after the service.
The building is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible restroom.
