The topic for this month's salon is Jung (as in Carl Jung). A big topic. Maybe too big for a single salon but we will give it a go. Stay tuned for an introduction to Jung that you can read first if you feel ignorant about this pioneering genius, colleague of Freud,...
The topic for this month's salon is Your Spiritual Backpack. Recently Rev. Marjorie shared her thoughts on spiritual backpacks. Do you have a spiritual backpack? Is it virtual or physical? What treasures do you have in yours? Records? Books? Tech? Techniques? ...
This Sunday please join us for the annual youth-led service. The youth will run the whole worship service and will share about their experiences and thoughts as youth. What is it like to be a youth today? What are the joys and stresses? How do they think about the...
The topic for this month's salon is Racism. Most people agree that racism is a bad thing. Even most racists refuse to admit it. Then why does it exist? Some say it's innate. Original Sin. Some say it has to be taught. Some blame tribalism. Henry Louis Gates...
The topic for this month's salon is Stuff. Is your life stuffed with stuff? We are told to declutter and to keep only what gives us joy. How much stuff is OK? Jesus said if you want to be perfect sell all your stuff and give the proceeds to the poor, but you don't...
The topic for this month's salon is Gratitude. The quotation says it well "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life..." so true and so universally espoused by wise people throughout time. Still as Mark Twain said "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,...
The topic for this month's salon is Friendship. What is friendship? Why do we value it so much but so many experience it so seldom? Are Facebook friend-ships friendships? Does true friendship require long term commitment, knowing each other well, history together,...
The topic for this month's salon is Work. Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. -- Theodore Roosevelt Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. -- Confucius The only place...
The topic for this month's salon is Belonging. "We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong." - Brene Brown Why is it so important? What do our personal loyalties say about each of us? What does that need...
Join the congregation at First Parish this Sunday, May 17 for a service offered by this year’s Coming of Age class. This year-long program gives Unitarian Universalist youth the chance to deeply explore their beliefs and sense of belonging in their communities. This...