September 29th at sundown is the beginning of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which marks the beginning of the “Days of Awe” which conclude on the holiest of all the Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur.  It is perhaps my favorite religious holiday season.  During the 10 “Days of Awe”, folks are invited to examine their relationships, discern where they have fallen short of the mark, seek forgiveness, forgive others and then move forward. On this Sunday, we will explore what it might be like if we could all forgive each other and truly move on. What might true forgiveness mean to each of us, our community and our world?

“Whenever we forgive, in small ways at home, or in great ways between nations, we free ourselves from the past.”   ~ Jack Kornfield

Speaker: Suzanne Marsh

Meditation – What’s in it for me? … Ever wonder why something that is so easy (just sitting still) can be so hard to do?  Ever wonder why people do it?  Ever wonder what they get out of it?  Let’s explore this together Sunday the 18th….

Speaker: Michael Johnson

Like water flowing to the sea, we have returned from the mountains and rivers and quiet places where we spent some of our days in recent months, returning to this beloved community. As we come together for our first service of the “new” church year we will celebrate both new beginnings and remember together. Members and guests are invited to bring water from their summer adventures, be they from travels far or near. We will be sharing our stories with each other as we participate in the uniquely Unitarian Universalist ritual of water communion, so please be prepared to offer a sentence or two on where the water is from but, perhaps more importantly, what meaning it holds for you. During the service we will also take time to remember and reflect on the events of September 11, 2001, on this 10th anniversary of that tragic day.

Worship Leader: Rev. Suzanne Marsh