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April Theme: Becoming
It’s become popular in our society to talk about spiritual journeys as a process of living into your full or true self, of letting the authentic seed inside you unfold. We UU’s agree. We even enshrined it in our principles that celebrate each of our unique seeds (inherent worth) and unique journeys (a free and responsible search).
At the same time, there’s something deep within UUism that pushes in the opposite direction. Historically, we’ve been “leavers” - people who struggled not so much to find ourselves but to untangle ourselves from the religious identities we were given. Our spiritual journeys did not begin with a blank slate; they began with the hunger to wipe that slate clean and begin anew.
So we have this important awareness that spiritual journeys are not simply about unfolding your true self, but also about untangling from your old self. Link → April 2021 Packet
It’s become popular in our society to talk about spiritual journeys as a process of living into your full or true self, of letting the authentic seed inside you unfold. We UU’s agree. We even enshrined it in our principles that celebrate each of our unique seeds (inherent worth) and unique journeys (a free and responsible search).
At the same time, there’s something deep within UUism that pushes in the opposite direction. Historically, we’ve been “leavers” - people who struggled not so much to find ourselves but to untangle ourselves from the religious identities we were given. Our spiritual journeys did not begin with a blank slate; they began with the hunger to wipe that slate clean and begin anew.
So we have this important awareness that spiritual journeys are not simply about unfolding your true self, but also about untangling from your old self. Link → April 2021 Packet
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Dial by Phone: 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 817 8338 2752 Passcode: 322745
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Worship Service
"Navigators of the Soul" - Joshua Berg, Intern Minister The Passover story told this past week speaks of Jewish renewal, escaping slavery into freedom. The Jewish practice of counting the Omer, a celebration of the harvest, is also a renewal, as food stocks are replenished counting forty-nine days immediately following Passover and culminating in the festival of Shavuot or Pentecost. Shavuot renews the religious Jewish connection to the divine as they celebrate the receiving of the Ten Commandments. Similarly, the Pentecost is when religious Christians renew their connection to the divine by celebrating the rebirth of Jesus. The season of Spring is when new life appears. Now is the time when all these celebrations of renewal come together, just as we are facing the end of a pandemic and thus, another renewal of sorts. Today, we will talk about existential exhaustion and spiritual centering that can facilitate renewal that is the freeing of our souls. Dial by Phone: 646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 815 5411 5793 Passcode: 911046 |
Youth Programs
Children's Chapel (preschool - 2nd grade) Sundays from 9:30 am - 10:15 am Designed for preschool through 2nd grade, all ages welcome. Interactive. Please have drawing materials ready at home! Zoom Link → Children's Chapel Instagram! Follow RE_NWUUC on Instagram! Participate in the weekly Instagram photo challenge by tagging RE_NWUUC in your photo on the theme below: fill your heart with more love! Soul Matters Theme Links: Becoming Chalice Home Soulful Home On the Road Togther Contact: Starr Austin - starr@austin-hill.com, 520-257-8902 Credentialed Religious Educator and Virtual DRE |
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2020-2021 Pledge Payments
You can still mail your checks to the church. Mail is picked up once a week. Your pledge payments can also be paid online using a credit/debit card or an ACH bank transfer. You can help us defray our costs by opting to cover the processing fee. The processing fee will be credited towards your total tax-deductible giving. |
April Plate Collection
St. Leo's Soup Kitchen Half of the plate collections during the month of April will go towards the St. Leo's Soup Kitchen. St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen serves hot meals and takeaway lunches to guests in the Detroit community. The Soup Kitchen serves around 40,000 meals per year. Text to 248-574-8034 with your amount + keyword. ex. "$20 plate". 50% Shared Plate → Select Give to “Plate Collection – 50% Split To Designate 100% → Select Give to Plate Collection – St. Leo’s |
Board Meetings
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Contact Us
Congregational Administrator: Ben Gabel can be reached at office@northwestuu.org or by cell phone 248-622-7848