Topic: Spirituality

Dynamic Attunement: A Music-based, Trauma-informed Theology. 

Emily McKown, seminarian at United Theological Seminary, will speak on Dynamic Attunement: A Music-based, Trauma-informed Theology.  How does the practice of making music inform our methods and practice of spiritual care in community? Drawing on her two degrees, Interreligious Chaplaincy and Arts & Theology, Emily’s reflection is inspired from her experiences as a collaborative musician and spiritual … Continue reading Dynamic Attunement: A Music-based, Trauma-informed Theology. 

Be the Light

As light begins to slowly return this season – even in the midst of what is often our coldest stretch of weather – this steadily and steadfastly increasing light can be a metaphor that teaches us.  “Be the light in the world you want to see, even when the winds are bitter and hurt our … Continue reading Be the Light

First Sunday of Advent: Hope

 Bryan speaking (Lighting the candle for Hope): the First Sunday of Advent… beginning the theme of the season “Adventure” begins with Advent. This first Sunday of advent will feature the virtue of Hope – following the four themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Joy and Love – and then the season of Light. All are welcome!

Spiritual Community

This week, Rev Bryan will be discussing not only the importance of spiritual community but also how to widen and to embrace spiritual community beyond the traditional bounds we think of it as. The challenge is to see beyond the traditional mindset of what it means to be a church – and to widen the … Continue reading Spiritual Community

Grief, The Great Teacher 

Whether we ignore it, deny it, resist it, or accept it—death touches every life. All living things carry within them the certainty of their own ending. And whether loss comes suddenly, gradually (as with Alzheimer’s), or remains ambiguous, it almost always brings grief. In this interactive sermon, we’ll explore the invitation that loss offers us: to … Continue reading Grief, The Great Teacher