FELLOWSHIP AND CHALICE CIRCLES, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2019
INVITATION FOR A SPECIAL DAY AT UUBASEL DEVOTED TO OUR LIVES MATTER
Both the morning (11 a.m ) and afternoon session (1:30 p.m.) will be devoted to sharing our life stories.
Our main UU principle calls us to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Rebecca Parker, the former Dean of the School of Theology at Berkeley, states that ‘’Congregations can ground life in shared rituals that nourish and strengthen people spiritually, emotionally, psychologically and intellectually providing a deep foundation for courageous and meaningful living.’’ (Chapter 3, in “House for Hope”).
So, in these sessions, we will start with ourselves together, mainly through pair work. At the end of the two sessions, we hope to have the beginning of a better and fairly clear perspective of our lives, and a strong reminder that they matter to us and others. We will have written the beginning of our biographies that can then be completed and enriched with photos or drawings. The interviews can be continued after the sessions. Each person should receive his or her biography by the December holyday period.
The exercise will be conducted with respect for privacy, and each other’s sensitivities. We will avoid psychological issues. French, or German speakers can tell their life stories in their languages if there are enough speakers of French or German. The exercise is suitable for young persons from 9 onwards, so they are invited to participate.
John Eichrodt, a life long UU, will lead these two sessions, along with everyone else.
If you plan to attend on Nov. 10th, please email John at jeichrodt@sfr.fr or phone 00 33 3 89 651 805.
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Coming up! NOVEMBER 24th.11am. Dagmar Falarzik will lead our Sunday Service with the theme “Praying apart from religious boundaries”.
Overcoming religious definitions and limitations might establish a free and powerful method of praying. Dagmar will analyze what praying without an object can be and suggest ways how this can be achieved. Furthermore, she will ask and discuss why we should pray at all and what good it would do individually and for the community at large, for all that exists. |
| We shall share a pot-luck lunch after the Service and before our AGM. Please bring a dish to share |
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EUU Fall Retreat 2019 – Bad Homburg, Germany
The Heart of Our Faith: Healing Ourselves and Our World. featuring our theme speaker, Rev. Thandeka.November 15th to 17th, 2019Bad Homburg, Germany – Youth Hostel (DJH Jugendherberge), Bad Homburg
Regular registration for the Fall Retreat is now closed. If you didn’t register in time, you can still get on a waiting list by going ahead and filling out the registration form anyway. If someone cancels and a place becomes available, we will contact people on the waiting list in the order in which they signed up
http://www.europeanuu.org/registration/2019_fall_bad_homburg/Click HERE to register. |
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