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Lessons of Kwanzaa
Ring in the new year with our all-star worship leaders, including one of the original group which developed the cultural holiday, Kwanzaa. Reflect with us on the seven principles of Kwanzaa and what they might mean to us as UUs.
[Note: No audio recording is available for this service.]
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Lessons of Loss Facilitated by Leon Henderson-MacLennon |
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Lessons of Loss |
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Lessons of Loss Join us for an intergenerational service reflecting on our experience with Lessons of Loss, our religious exploration program for children, youth, and adults this past month. |
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Lessons of Loss Group - reunion meeting |
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Lessons of Loss with Leon Henderson Leon Henderson-MacLennan will facilitate the adult curriculum of The Lessons of Loss every other Sunday beginning Sunday, March 1 from 1-3pm, Sunday, March 15 12-2pm, Sunday March 29 12-2pm and Sunday, April 12 12-2pm in Forbes. The Lessons of Loss is a Life-Span Curriculum developed by Unitarian Universalist Carol Galginaitis. Leon has facilitated this popular program annually since 2007, save, notably, for the last few years. He is pleased to resurrect this ministry understanding the great need. To paraphrase Carol Galginaitis, in Lessons of Loss, we frequently note that loss and gain are part of the same experience. We permit the certainty of death to aid our focus on those aspects of life we find most precious. We do not suppress the great pain of loss, yet we recognize that with it may come growth, greater capacity to survive change, and novel avenues of strength. When shared, we recognize that related experiences may help our neighbors, families, and children face life -- and its often relentless sets of losses -- with grace, hope, and peace of mind. Lessons of Loss will help participants to: · recognize that change and loss are inevitable and exist throughout nature · have an opportunity to voice fears and questions about loss · understand that grieving, with its wide range of feelings, is a normal reaction to loss · recognize that every person responds to loss in a different way · identify UU and other religious/cultural traditions concerning death and dying · understand how the UU principles provide guidance in understanding · loss and supporting the grieving process · develop a personal theology regarding loss, death, and dying · respectfully remember loved ones who have died We shall explore participants' experiences to losses large and small including those associated with death. Reflecting on experiences, we shall also explore the consequences of both sharing and ignoring feelings of loss as well as relevant, related Unitarian Universalist theses from theologians and lay people alike.
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Lessons of Loss with Leon Henderson Leon Henderson-MacLennan will facilitate the adult curriculum of The Lessons of Loss every other Sunday beginning Sunday, March 1 from 1-3pm, Sunday, March 15 1-3pm, Sunday March 29 12-2pm and Sunday, April 12 12-2pm in Forbes. The Lessons of Loss is a Life-Span Curriculum developed by Unitarian Universalist Carol Galginaitis. Leon has facilitated this popular program annually since 2007, save, notably, for the last few years. He is pleased to resurrect this ministry understanding the great need. To paraphrase Carol Galginaitis, in Lessons of Loss, we frequently note that loss and gain are part of the same experience. We permit the certainty of death to aid our focus on those aspects of life we find most precious. We do not suppress the great pain of loss, yet we recognize that with it may come growth, greater capacity to survive change, and novel avenues of strength. When shared, we recognize that related experiences may help our neighbors, families, and children face life -- and its often relentless sets of losses -- with grace, hope, and peace of mind. Lessons of Loss will help participants to: · recognize that change and loss are inevitable and exist throughout nature · have an opportunity to voice fears and questions about loss · understand that grieving, with its wide range of feelings, is a normal reaction to loss · recognize that every person responds to loss in a different way · identify UU and other religious/cultural traditions concerning death and dying · understand how the UU principles provide guidance in understanding · loss and supporting the grieving process · develop a personal theology regarding loss, death, and dying · respectfully remember loved ones who have died We shall explore participants' experiences to losses large and small including those associated with death. Reflecting on experiences, we shall also explore the consequences of both sharing and ignoring feelings of loss as well as relevant, related Unitarian Universalist theses from theologians and lay people alike.
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Lessons of Loss with Leon Henderson - Zoom/Online Lessons of Loss - with Leon Henderson-MacLennan, MD We will be holding our last two gatherings of this four session group on Zoom -- this Sunday, March 29th, and Easter Sunday, April 12th, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. If you are signed up for this class, and have yet to receive the Zoom link and instructions on how to use Zoom, please email AdultRE@UUSM.org. The Lessons of Loss is a Life-Span Curriculum developed by Unitarian Universalist Carol Galginaitis. Leon has facilitated this popular program annually since 2007, save, notably, for the last few years. He is pleased to resurrect this ministry understanding the great need. To paraphrase Carol Galginaitis, in Lessons of Loss, we frequently note that loss and gain are part of the same experience. We permit the certainty of death to aid our focus on those aspects of life we find most precious. We do not suppress the great pain of loss, yet we recognize that with it may come growth, greater capacity to survive change, and novel avenues of strength. When shared, we recognize that related experiences may help our neighbors, families, and children face life -- and its often relentless sets of losses -- with grace, hope, and peace of mind. Lessons of Loss will help participants to: · recognize that change and loss are inevitable and exist throughout nature · have an opportunity to voice fears and questions about loss · understand that grieving, with its wide range of feelings, is a normal reaction to loss · recognize that every person responds to loss in a different way · identify UU and other religious/cultural traditions concerning death and dying · understand how the UU principles provide guidance in understanding · loss and supporting the grieving process · develop a personal theology regarding loss, death, and dying · respectfully remember loved ones who have died We shall explore participants' experiences to losses large and small including those associated with death. Reflecting on experiences, we shall also explore the consequences of both sharing and ignoring feelings of loss as well as relevant, related Unitarian Universalist theses from theologians and lay people alike.
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Lessons of Loss with Leon Henderson - Zoom/Online Lessons of Loss - with Leon Henderson-MacLennan, MD We will be holding our last two gatherings of this four session group on Zoom -- this Sunday, March 29th, and Easter Sunday, April 12th, from 12:00 to 3:00 pm. If you are signed up for this class, and have yet to receive the Zoom link and instructions on how to use Zoom, please email AdultRE@UUSM.org. The Lessons of Loss is a Life-Span Curriculum developed by Unitarian Universalist Carol Galginaitis. Leon has facilitated this popular program annually since 2007, save, notably, for the last few years. He is pleased to resurrect this ministry understanding the great need. To paraphrase Carol Galginaitis, in Lessons of Loss, we frequently note that loss and gain are part of the same experience. We permit the certainty of death to aid our focus on those aspects of life we find most precious. We do not suppress the great pain of loss, yet we recognize that with it may come growth, greater capacity to survive change, and novel avenues of strength. When shared, we recognize that related experiences may help our neighbors, families, and children face life -- and its often relentless sets of losses -- with grace, hope, and peace of mind. Lessons of Loss will help participants to: · recognize that change and loss are inevitable and exist throughout nature · have an opportunity to voice fears and questions about loss · understand that grieving, with its wide range of feelings, is a normal reaction to loss · recognize that every person responds to loss in a different way · identify UU and other religious/cultural traditions concerning death and dying · understand how the UU principles provide guidance in understanding · loss and supporting the grieving process · develop a personal theology regarding loss, death, and dying · respectfully remember loved ones who have died We shall explore participants' experiences to losses large and small including those associated with death. Reflecting on experiences, we shall also explore the consequences of both sharing and ignoring feelings of loss as well as relevant, related Unitarian Universalist theses from theologians and lay people alike.
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Lessons of Loss Workshop Workshop led by Leon Henderson-MacLennan |
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Lessons of Loss Workshop |
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Let All That You Do Be Done in Love
“In our social justice work, UUs say we “Side with Love.” Isn’t it interesting that “love” never appears in our Seven Principles? The title comes from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, which is also included as a reading in our hymnal, #713, 1 Corinthians, 16: 13-14. Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
The Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels, a Unitarian Universalist minister working in the Los Angeles area, grew up in Santa Monica. He received a Masters of Divinity from the Claremont School of Theology in 1998 and was ordained and fellowshipped with the Unitarian Universalist Association later that year. During his 24 years in the ministry, he has served UU congregations in La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles, and Long Beach. Currently, he serves the UU Fellowship of Kern County in Bakersfield, CA. He lives with his husband in downtown Los Angeles.
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