December 2022 Theme: Living Everyday Wonder: Community
Community is the invisible membrane that we all live inside. Community is where we play out our lives on a larger scale – both consciously and unconsciously. It’s the first circle in what ultimately creates our larger societal structures beginning with family, all the way through to the culture of a country. At the micro level, it is our individual choices that influence not only our own experience, but the character and subtext of our community.
The beautiful alchemy of community unfolds when we come into realization that through our spheres of influence (our communities of concern), we intersect with the greater whole each and every day. This is the point of power, when we begin to make active decisions about how we wish to be in community, and actively welcome those we previously may have been unaware of. This is how our diverse world becomes a living gift to us all. Celebrate December in a full awareness of our unique gifts, while seeing the gifts of those around us, as we enter into a bigger idea of community.
December 4th • Longing to Belong
There is a deep longing within each one of us to belong. The bigger truth is that we already belong, by the simple fact that we are here. Speaker: Rev. Kathleen Johnson. Music: Sharon Bousquet and Tom Glenn. Event: Holiday Potluck and Promise Auction
December 11th • Into We See
A richer greater experience of life awaits us when we enter into common-unity with those around us. When we train ourselves to see the big picture, we have a greater experience of humanity. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kathleen Johnson. Music: CeleStiaL Joy Ensemble led by Dean Regan RScP
December 18th • Ode to Joy
With a voice, comes a song. With an instrument, comes music. Yet it takes an orchestra to create a symphony. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kathleen Johnson. Music: Deb Chamberlin and Dean Regan RScP. Event : Power of 8 at 11:50am
