It’s one of our favorite traditions here at WES! Bring a vegetable, a stone, and a heart open to old and new stories and music as we look at the Stone Soup story together. How do we pay attention to what is good in our lives? How do we remember the abundance, especially when we … Continue reading Stone Soup: Paying Attention to Gratitude
What does it feel like in your body when you believe you’ve found a congregational home? It’s a feeling that can nourish growth and transformation. It keeps us coming back and we often want to share it with others. How can we, in turn, use those feelings in our own bodies to become more welcoming … Continue reading Paying Attention to Welcome
How do we balance the need to be informed–and to act–with the need to remain centered and grounded? Join Amanda as she explores the very real experience of overwhelm that we can feel in today’s world, and offers some ways to avoid the burnout…without disconnecting entirely from our role as ethical agents in the world. … Continue reading Compassion Fatigue and Not Looking Away: Paying Attention to the Whole World
Amanda Poppei, Senior Leader, with Gayle Danley, poet. Join us for our annual honoring of those we have lost, as we pay attention to their memories and share gratitude for their lives. Poet Gayle Danley will join us again this year to share her beautiful reflections, and music will be offered by Mairi Breen Rothman … Continue reading Remembrance Day: Paying Attention to Loss
