Bread Communion. This is out Multigenerational Thanksgiving service. We are asking everyone to bring in bread from your family traditional meals to share with your East Shore family.
Love. Revere. Discover. Connect.
Love. Revere. Discover. Connect.
Sermons by Halcyon Domanski (Page 2)
Each year, we make time in our church calendar to bless the pets, in the tradition of Francis of Assisi, protector of the environment and patron saint of animals. This year, the ceremony and service will be led by Director of Religious Education Halcyon Domanski and youth August Zelch who is a caregiver to dozens of pets that include many reptiles and…
As always on the first Sunday after Labor Day, there’s a very good chance of precipitation in the sanctuary. Water will materialize, coming in from all over the world, so bring water with you to add to it for the Homecoming Water Communion. Your water can come from anywhere: the pond down the road, your summer travels, the municipal swimming pool, or…
We’ll begin the service by lighting the candles left after Friday evening’s Tenebrae, and end the service in time for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, both symbols of hope and new beginnings. Eggs point to new beginnings, the kinds of beginnings we make with each new day, each new opportunity to present ourselves to the world. Call to Worship Halcyon: Today…
What if the impossible happened, and on a regular day you encountered things you never could have imagined in your wildest dreams? What response would your experience spark in you? (NO AUDIO AVAILABLE–LAURA)
Peter H. Reynolds the author of “The Dot” says, “It is sad to see kids (even grown-up children) creative energy slowing down, being packed away. I am convinced it’s because they learn early that there are ‘rules’ to follow. But when it comes to expressing yourself, you can change the rules, stretch them, or ignore them and dive headfirst into the unknown.
In this time of year when many are holding themselves accountable to some often outrageous new years resolutions, it may make more sense to take it easy on yourself. Instead of setting numbers-oriented goals, like pounds lost, miles run or books read, try setting a different goal: doing something with the hope of being just good enough to enjoy it. Imagine the…