This week’s message shares a recording of UUCM’s Blue Holiday service, which offers a time of music, poetry, and reflection amid the struggles of this season. We invite you to step away from all the noise, flurry, and challenge of these days, to enter a quiet, peaceful space where nothing is required of you. May you feel the strength and support of your UUCM community from our hearth to yours.
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This week’s message acknowledges that we are entering yet another holiday season that requires flexibility and change. Rev. Lisa shares the Holiday Bill of Rights that hangs on her refrigerator as a reminder that we can still choose joy and care even amid all that we cannot control.
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Our December offering will go to Guest at Your Table (GAYT) the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s annual intergenerational program to raise support for and awareness about key human rights issues. Each December congregations are encouraged to invite four “Guests” to their table, with the resources provided. Click here to watch a video, meet this year’s Guests, and learn about the incredible work they are doing in their community, exemplifying the theme: Now is the Time for Courageous Change.
How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line.
Each month, a member of the board will share a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme and the state of the church. The theme for December is Opening to Joy. This month’s post is offered by Shelley Buss.
This Fall I was driving solo to my son’s Saturday morning soccer game, and that particular day I was running a few minutes late with the road construction on Hwy 7. So I was a little peeved, but then all of a sudden a car came flying up besides me, the window in the back rolled down, and there was Theo with the biggest beaming smile on his face, waving like crazy at me. All my anger evaporated with the sight of that little guy so happy, so filled with joy at meeting on the road. The car sped up, the moment ended, we both continued separately to the game, and it got me thinking. To me, joy seems to occur when 3 things exist concurrently: authentic happiness, being present in the moment, and most importantly, not having any expectations for what should be happening. It just is, and you want to soak up every last drop of it. Continue reading →
This week’s video introduces December’s theme, opening to joy. Rev. Lisa reflects on the challenge of joy in these times and how joy can be a source of courage, hope, and resilience.
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