Faces of a Just Society
Let’s talk about how we love, protect, and support each other and all of our neighbors.
Speaker: Lyn Cox
Remembrance Sunday
With poetry, music, and reflection, we remember our beloved dead. This year’s Remembrance Day will be transformed for our online format, and we will explore what it means to grieve in a time of COVID, yet we will hold on to the traditions of naming and honoring the people whose lives touched ours. We welcome … Continue reading Remembrance Sunday
In Between
National and international events that change the course of our lives are in mid-swing. We may wish for certainty, yet we also know that resolution may not be as swift as we might hope. In this in-between time of doing all we can and not yet knowing the results, we ground ourselves as we are … Continue reading In Between
No Human Being is Illegal on Stolen Land
On this weekend of Indigenous Peoples Day, we acknowledge that those of us who are not Indigenous are living on stolen land, and we look for a way forward that draws from restorative justice. In addition to reparations and honoring the treaties already made, turning away from a mindset of colonization gives us a chance … Continue reading No Human Being is Illegal on Stolen Land
Vote Love
In these midst of global pandemic, rising authoritarianism, and uprising, lives hang in the balance and the future of democracy is on the line. In response, WES joins our Unitarian Universalist kinfolk in answering the call of ethics and values, building powerful partnerships to mobilize our communities to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate in the 2020 elections. … Continue reading Vote Love
Re-Energizing
Ed Ericson said that Ethical Humanism is “a single integrative process of creative spiritual growth.” Growth draws and transforms energy into new forms. Just as gardens turn soil, water, sunlight, and fertilizer into food and flowers, people engaged in creative spiritual growth draw energy from somewhere. How do we renew and re-energize our ability as … Continue reading Re-Energizing
Forgiveness & Infinite Interrelatedness
There is both ethical and scientific basis in understanding ourselves as inescapably related to each other, to the entire human family, to the earth, and to the universe. Yet in the course of these relationships, another inescapable fact is that we will sometimes fall short of our best intentions, and that other people will fall … Continue reading Forgiveness & Infinite Interrelatedness
Water & Wheels
For Opening Sunday, we’ll return to the metaphor of the water cycle as we renew our program year, our commitments to each other, and our connections to the seasons and cycles of life. The Platform service will include the Virtual Chorus and additional WES musicians. We’ll also be re-introduced to Friends and Family of Incarcerated … Continue reading Water & Wheels
Shared Improvisation
We keep hearing about how these times are “unprecedented.” There is no definite script for working together as the world changes. Building trust, drawing out each other’s creativity, and remaining curious can help us to engage in the jazz-like process of shared improvisation. Part of this week’s Platform address will include a “Question Box,” with … Continue reading Shared Improvisation
Together in this Liminal Time
In Lyn Cox’s first Platform as our Interim Leader, we’ll explore the theme of collaboration and how it shows up on this threshold of change in our world, our nation, and our congregation. Lyn will explain a little bit about the interim opportunity and how WES might grow through it, and will offer some metaphors … Continue reading Together in this Liminal Time