National myths are inspiring stories about the past. Held in high esteem, they affirm commonly-held values. Does America have any myths? In truth, there are a number of very powerful ones. This morning, we will consider the earliest one, from 1630: “We shall be a city on a hill; the eyes of all people will … Continue reading City on a Hill
We are all tangled up together in a great web of life that is woven with beauty and hardship, love and loss, thriving and struggle. How do we tend well to the weaving so that all of us are held in care?Rev. Molly Housh Gordon will deliver the sermon and be joined by Violet Vonder … Continue reading General Assembly – Sunday Morning Worship From General Assembly
This Juneteenth service will be held at Lions1 Picnic Area at Lake Elizabeth. Through stories, music and ritual, we will recognize and celebrate when word of emancipation finally arrived in the remote plains of the nation, enslavers tried to keep the news from those whose lives and dreams they had kept captive. We will imagine … Continue reading Juneteenth
It was 55 years ago that the Stonewall Riots, aka, Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969. New York City police violently raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village arresting patrons. But those arrested made it perfectly clear they’d had enough of this constant abuse. The six … Continue reading Pride Started with a Riot
This year marks the 101st year since Norbert Capek introduced the Flower Celebration in Prague Czechoslovakia as a response to the build up of authoritarianism in percolating in the region. Capek took a very simple observation of his daughter noticing the diversity of flowers in the area and how beautiful they looked together in a … Continue reading Flower Communion Celebration
