This year’s Stone Soup Sunday service features a new play starring the ESUUC Players, written by Mary Warwick. After fighting the war against UPMC for affordable healthcare, two soldiers walking home stop in Murrysville to look for food and footwear. They meet an odd assortment of characters along the way, and eventually enjoy community and … Continue reading Stone Soup Sunday
History has been full of tragedies of one people oppressing another. Liberation theology attempts to correct for that by empowering the oppressed people and helping oppressors to see that, when we have equality, everyone wins. Drawing from Gutierrez, Freire, and feminism, we will consider how we can work together to make the oppressor and oppressed … Continue reading Liberation Theology: How Oppressed and Oppressor Can Work Together
What do we do about those relationships we have floating around in limbo?
The presidential election is in 9 days. Once again, we are fighting to keep democracy alive in America. We are down to the wire. It is NEVER too late to get involved. We’ll talk about last-minute actions we can take to increase voter engagement, thru UUtheVote and our Pennsylvania partners.
Aurora Borealis, or The Northern Lights, are a phenomenon that people Have observed and thought about since ancient times. We will explore different perspectives, both mythological and scientific, of this beautiful cosmological display.
Much of our suffering arises in part from people not truly listening to each other, themselves, and nature. We will learn from Buddhism how to listening deeply and thus experience healing of soul, body, and mind.
What is “Deep Listening” and how do we do it? We’ll learn more about how listening can be a skill, and we’ll talk about how this approach to communication can create space for spiritual connection. We may even practice together!
From medieval troubadours to today’s buskers, street performers enliven public spaces and promote cultural exchange. Learn about this vibrant tradition of music in public spaces, and how it is inseparable from community development, legislation, and marginalized communities. Learn about how busking is, for many, a crucial avenue for creative expression and celebrate one of humanity’s … Continue reading ESUUC visits UU Congregation of Erie via Zoom. Streets as Stages: Troubadours to Buskers.
In these times of great division, we will explore how we can unite for the sake of improving life for all.
