The Power of Love in the Human Spirit 10/18/15

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with Colette Savage

Growing up in Belfast I was blessed to witness and experience the extremes of Love and hate. This provided me the opportunity to know that there is something beyond the mind which moves people in extreme situations.

Beyond Gender Binary 10/11/15

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Buddhism teaches what’s in it for Everyone
with Rev. Norma Nakai Burton M.Div.
Celebrate Gay Pride Weekend at Unity in Ashland!
What a big victory year this has been!

Graceful Passages 10/4/15

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Facing Mortality, Cultivating Gratefulness with Gary Malkin. It has been said that most of us are not as afraid of dying as we are of fully living. But when we see what’s happening in our world today, it’s hard not to experience a growing sense of anxiety for these uncertain and challenging times.

Aging as a Spiritual Practice 9/27/15

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Rev. Norma Nakai Burton
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The ability to face into death with skill is the subject of spiritual mastery teachings in all the great traditions.

The journey of aging can be a preparation for our dying. We can battle til the day we die or we can embrace each moment with curiosity and a willingness to face the changes.

Finding Your Own Camino 9/20/15

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Donna Corso recently returned from Spain where she and three friends walked a portion of the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of St. James. The Way of St. James was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during the Middle Ages as people traveled by foot to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela where the remains of the great Apostle, James, are said to be buried.

Rosh Hashanah and the End of Sacrifice 9/13/15

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Our theme is taken from the Torah scripture sometimes read at this time of year: the story of Abraham hearing a call to bind and sacrifice his son Isaac. Our topic of exploration is: The end of sacrifice in our lives: individually and collectively. What will it take for us to stop sacrificing our selves , our integrity, our sons and daughters, i. e. the future generations, other species, our earth herself? With another time of hope for a new and better future at rosh hashanah –
Comes the question: how can I bring sacrifice to an end ?

Creating Sacred Space 9/6/15

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Making a place for Joy to enter our lives. Video of this sermon available now!
with Rev. Norma Burton M.Div.
In Earth Centered spirituality we celebrate the cycles of nature and how they inform our human trajectory. The Fall season first brings the excitement and exhilaration of change, then a phase of death and dying. It culminates in a relinquishing of attachment and a time of letting go. In the metaphor of harvest, it’s when we separate the fruit, and then the seeds, from the plants, taking what’s important from all that has grown and letting the rest go. Symbolically, this is the time to separate living essence from dead form. And to enjoy the fruits of our labors.

No Escape: Then What? – 8/30/15

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Rev. Norma Burton M.Div.
Heat and smoke provide us challenges that leave us with a sense of no escape. Some are escaping and others are feeling trapped. It is quite the metaphor to investigate how it’s sometimes impossible to escape from discomfort. Where in your life are you trying to escape? How can you come to acceptance even in the most difficult situations? How can you face into the discomfort of no escape?

A Song of Peace – 8/21/15

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Featuring Guest Musician Jen Ambrose Video for this Sermon has already been posted! Click below to watch!
“It’s amazing to discover that the Kingdom of Heaven really is at hand,” she says. “In the present moment, where peace and truth abide, you can be in the Kingdom, whenever you remember that that is your real home.” Her passion is to bring to as many people as possible the power of the Now Moment.

Love Calls: The Call to Compassion 8/16/15

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Love Calls, Insights of a former Carmelite Nun, pulls back the veil on Kimberly Braun’s rich experience of self and Spirit as she lived in silence as a Carmelite nun. Every twist and turn of her soulful journey will inspire you to deeper understanding of your own life. The themes of Love Calls are universal to us all. Join Kimberly in her own search for deeper experience of being alive, feeling happiness and living in peace moment by moment.