Reclaiming Our Dead and Their Death
Guest Martha Dallas shared on the movement towards Home Funerals and Green Burials.
Podcast: Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society
At the Margins
Rev. Barnaby reflected on who gets left out, kept out, and thrown out of our efforts to build Beloved Community, where that leaves them, and where that leaves us. We introduced our May donee, Sandy Hook Promise.
How Our Buddhist Practices Support Us in Hard Times
Our annual CVUUS Sangha service led by Dinah Smith with words from Pema Chodran and reflections from her, Colleen Brown, Bobbie Carnwath, Jack Carter and Marsdin Van Order accompanied by water images and music.
The Uses of Catastrophe
Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It celebrated the usefulness of adversity in reacquainting us with the uplifting lessons to be learned from Nature. But how do UU’s address a future where our home planet is increasingly likely to become horrifically hostile at times? Our choir sang Justice and Joy by Amanda Udis-Kessler. Followed by our … Continue reading The Uses of Catastrophe
Earth News You Can Use
Rev. Barnaby discussed what recent information about the nature of our planet and the health of life on it should matter most to us as UU’s.
The Easter Exam
Rev. Barnaby reflected on what has become an important annual UU spiritual test — naming what we celebrate at Easter. Connor Timmons introduced our April donee Common Ground located in Starksboro, VT. He’s its executive director. The Easter Exam on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGjfL0EX14). Order of Service Preservice slideshow Otter Creek’s Spring Break Liam Greenwood Bell: Recognition … Continue reading The Easter Exam
Celebrating Passover: Leaving a Narrow Place
With Pam Berenbaum, Middlebury College Global Health Director. Ronnie Romano played Ma Tovu, Eliahu Hanavi, Go Down Moses and Dayenu. We collected for Abenaki Helping Abenaki.
Getting Started When the End Is Near
Rev. Barnaby reflected on how part of the ending of the pandemic must be working together now on creating the better world we want to inherit. Ethan Spritzer played our piano and Francois Clemmons told us what CVUUS means to him as part of our Pledge Drive. We collected for Abenaki Helping Abenaki.
One Year On
What we’ve loved, lost, and learned in the year of remote worship that began March 15, 2020. Led by Rev. Barnaby and featuring Vera Longtoe Sheehan, director of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Assn., and Karl Lindholm chatting with daughter Jane of Vermont Public Radio. Followed by a congregational conversation on our wishes for future worship … Continue reading One Year On
Bound for Joy
Our stewardship service and spring pledge drive kick-off. Philia the Owl wants to pledge, maybe, but has a few questions about whether giving us a field mouse will be enough. Led by Rev. Barnaby and canvass chairs Brett Millier and Karl Lindholm. We collected for Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.