Imagine a scenario where you know someone is mad at you but you’re not sure why.  You’re uncomfortable with the tension between you and you want to initiate a conversation to try to clarify,  repair and move on.  What do you say?  How do you ready yourself?  How do we let go of any expectation that we can control another person’s thoughts or behavior and focus only on our own responsibility?  This is a common situation in life and one with which most of us are lacking the skills to manage the emotions of these circumstances and the communication strategies to remain open and curious.  But we all can LEARN!  Come to the next Communications Skills Workshop on Thursday, May 10 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Forbes Hall, to which all are invited.  We will explore skills that will help us live into our Covenant of Right Relations.  With our Covenant we are committing to caring, welcoming, communicating, apologizing, forgiving and striving to be as compassionate and kind as we are able.  When we fall short, we will try to acknowledge our mistakes.  This will most certainly be, at times, challenging and fulfilling and exciting and growthful.  Join us to practice helpful skills as we move closer to congregation-wide adoption of this aspirational covenant.

 

You may read the Covenant on our church website:  http://www.uusm.org/for-members/right-relations-task-force.  You may also pick up a copy of the Covenant at the Right Relations table after each service. 

 

Please sign up for the Workshop at the Right Relations table on Sunday.  A member of our Right Relations Team will be glad to respond to your questions and chat with you about what’s happening in right relations these days.  See you there!

 

Service of Remembrance for those persons / people who've passed in the last year: Tom Petty, Don Rickles, Fats Domino, Roger Moore, Hugh Hefner, Chuck Berry, Mary Tyler Moore.  We will also commemorate victims in the shootings in Las Vegas, Texas and the Amtrack derailment victims as well as victims of war, those who die in prison, etc.

 

PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE ONE SERVICE ONLY, AT 10 A.M.

 

 

Celebrating Religious Education & Our Bridging Ceremony

 

We will celebrate Lifespan Religious Exploration Sunday with a special focus on love, acceptance and our UU Principles. The service will include the Bridging of our high school seniors, and recognition of all of the volunteers who make our lifespan RE programs possible.

 

Our theme will be “Love and Multi-Generational Community.” Come support and celebrate our volunteers and our bridging youth! It is sure to be a fun service and takes place before our Annual Meeting.

 

Then after the service, join us for lunch hosted by the LRE Committee to support our RE Assistant Fund.

 

 

                                     

 

 

Please note: Audio is unavailable for this service.

Heart & Soul is a monthly contemplative worship service series that occurs on the second Sunday of each month. It is a shorter, more intimate service, with singing and instrumental music, statements, and questions, silence, and sharing. Readings, poems, quotes, and music are drawn from a variety of sources, including the UU Soul Matters Sharing Circle, our hymnals, and popular/folk music. 

 

Plase note: at this point, audio recordings of Heart & Soul services are unavailable