Please join us for a beloved ESUUC take on, Where Do You Stand. Do you celebrate any holidays between November 1st and January 1st? Do you celebrate more than one? Do you find the holiday season stressful? Do you prefer jellied or whole berry cranberry sauce? Have you ever kissed someone under the mistletoe? Did … Continue reading Where Do You Stand on the Holidays?
7pm – Please join us for a traditional Christmas worship service with carols and stories
Calling all musicians and all who enjoy holiday music for our all music program. Please contact Alan H if you’re interested (or could be gently persuaded) to sing or play. Piano players are especially needed.
A holiday play written by David S will be presented.
We are born, and we wonder, were we somewhere before? We live our lives, and we wonder, what we are meant to do? We die, and we wonder, why? Will we live on in some way after death? Religions are born out of these questions. Jennifer H will explore this month’s Soul Matters theme of … Continue reading Soul Matters – Mystery
As Unitarian Universalists, many of us tend to be thinkers, doers, and problem solvers. When do we slow down to truly receive the mystery of life, where there are no answers, but rather a sense of oneness and unity? Inspired by various Christian mystics as well as those from earth-centered traditions, I will focus in … Continue reading Being Held in Mystery
ESUUC’s Bonny Wagner will lead us in our service project.
Join us for this popular annual event, which solicits contributions for the “Loaves and Fishes” Food Pantry and the Westmoreland County Food Bank. Remember to bring a (chopped and ready) vegetable for the soup pot, as well as your food and cash donations. While the soup cooks, enjoy our ESUUC Players’ presentation of Brenda Shiring’s … Continue reading Stone Soup Sunday
UU Rev. Scott Tayler writes: “Memory invites us to maintain our grip on the past, but it also calls us to pay attention to the present. Memory’s question is not just ‘Do you remember?’ but ‘How do you want to be remembered?’” Delve into your memories as the soil that nourishes your roots, then explore … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Be a People of Memory
James Luther Adams, arguably the greatest Unitarian Universalist theologian, was born on November 12, 1901. As we begin reflecting on the new monthly theme of Memory, I want to explore what this renowned social ethicist has to teach us today about the importance of historical memory in shaping our justice work. His was no armchair … Continue reading By Their Roots You Shall Know Them
