Repairing Broken Trust
Repairing any trust that’s been broken presents great challenges, both in our personal lives and in our communities and nations. In the United States, a long and still continuing national history of broken trust between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples calls us today into the difficult but healing work of reparations on the path toward right relationship. In considering this month’s theme of trust, please join us for worship and programming exploring these searching questions and the healing possibilities present when we take time to ask them.
Restoring Broken Trust: Congregational Approaches to Reparations with Indigenous Peoples
Wellspring Wednesday, October 21 • 700-8:30 p.m.
Register: http://bit.ly/repairingbrokentrust
Restoring Broken Trust: Congregational Approaches to Reparations with Indigenous Peoples
Wellspring Wednesday, October 21 • 700-8:30 p.m.
Register: http://bit.ly/repairingbrokentrust
October Touchstone
For as long our church building remains closed, we will be hosting a monthly “touchstone” event to offer the opportunity for connection in a carefully distanced setting.
Building an Altar for Democracy
Saturday, October 24 • 10:00 a.m.–noon • Portland Avenue Entrance
Bring the family and join us to honor those living and dead who have brought democracy to life. Plan to bring photographs and tributes to family members and historic figures who inspire us as we approach the most significant election of our lives. If you are not able to attend, please send images to martha@unityunitarian.org.
Building an Altar for Democracy
Saturday, October 24 • 10:00 a.m.–noon • Portland Avenue Entrance
Bring the family and join us to honor those living and dead who have brought democracy to life. Plan to bring photographs and tributes to family members and historic figures who inspire us as we approach the most significant election of our lives. If you are not able to attend, please send images to martha@unityunitarian.org.
A Movement Meditation to Calm Anxieties
In the last week of October and the end of this fall's stressful election season, Tai ji teacher Lisa Schlingerman offers a brief recorded meditation for centering and renewal.
Find the quiet space in your body and mind with this moving meditation. Join Lisa for 15 minutes of a healthy renewing and relaxing practice of Qigong and deep breathing. Stand or sit, let go, release, and bring in the moment. This asynchronous program will be posted on Unity's YouTube channel on Wednesday, October 28, available for your viewing anytime thereafter. Use the form below if you would like to receive the link to the video.
Find the quiet space in your body and mind with this moving meditation. Join Lisa for 15 minutes of a healthy renewing and relaxing practice of Qigong and deep breathing. Stand or sit, let go, release, and bring in the moment. This asynchronous program will be posted on Unity's YouTube channel on Wednesday, October 28, available for your viewing anytime thereafter. Use the form below if you would like to receive the link to the video.
Connecting with Ourselves and Others: Relationships and Sexuality
This new monthly series offers a candid look at gender identity, sexuality, and relationships, connecting our personal experience to the experiences of others and the forces of society at large. Each time we meet, we will discuss short articles or videos on the monthly topics and hold small group conversations reflecting on personal experiences. We will learn about ourselves while identifying actions we can take in our church community to make it more welcoming for all.
The class, led by Unity Church member Mike Huber, will critique the heteronormative expectations of dominant culture. All adults are welcome. Members of the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to register. Please invite friends who might want to join you in attending. This is an eight-part series held on Zoom, Thursday evenings, 7:00- 8:30 p.m., October 29 – May 27, 2021.
Registration is free and a single registration will apply to all monthly programs you are able to attend. The hope is to build a community that will create a group understanding. Register online at http://bit.ly/ connectingselfandother. For more information, email mikehuberece@gmail.com.
Sessions Overview
October 29: Explicit & Implicit Consent
November 19: Facing Change Throughout Our Lives
December 17: Relationships in the Age of COVID
January 28: Power Dynamics and Relationships
February 25: Expanding Our Desires
March 25: The Charmed Circle
April 29: Compassion in Our Everyday Interactions
May 27: Moving Past Us and Them
The class, led by Unity Church member Mike Huber, will critique the heteronormative expectations of dominant culture. All adults are welcome. Members of the LGBTQ+ community are encouraged to register. Please invite friends who might want to join you in attending. This is an eight-part series held on Zoom, Thursday evenings, 7:00- 8:30 p.m., October 29 – May 27, 2021.
Registration is free and a single registration will apply to all monthly programs you are able to attend. The hope is to build a community that will create a group understanding. Register online at http://bit.ly/ connectingselfandother. For more information, email mikehuberece@gmail.com.
Sessions Overview
October 29: Explicit & Implicit Consent
November 19: Facing Change Throughout Our Lives
December 17: Relationships in the Age of COVID
January 28: Power Dynamics and Relationships
February 25: Expanding Our Desires
March 25: The Charmed Circle
April 29: Compassion in Our Everyday Interactions
May 27: Moving Past Us and Them
Act for the Earth: Stop Climate Change, Stop Extinction, Ensure Justice
REGISTER NOW for a kick off meeting Saturday, November 7, 9:00-11:00 a.m., to engage and mobilize 80% of Unity’s congregants to Act for the Earth and achieve the bold vision of: Stopping Climate Change, Stopping Extinction, Ensuring Justice. Find your place in this work, as big or as small as the time and resources you have to join us in Empowering bold, accountable, faith-grounded action for Environmental and Climate Justice at Unity Church.
