Speaker: Mary Ocken
“When Words Fail and the Heart Hurts”
Led by Rev. Jamie and Mary Ocken
Are We Committed to Non-Violence?
Today’s message will explore some understanding of the term “nonviolence” and its various applications within our lives and world. Are we committed to those practices? How can we develop them in ourselves while respecting others?
Opening to a Sweet Surrender
With the turning of the year, we will look at the role of surrender in making room for what might come into that spaciousness we made available. Mary will talk about the recent group discussion using the book “Mystical Hope” and how that set her on a pathway into exploring a sort of “Everyday Mysticism” … Continue reading Opening to a Sweet Surrender
Yule Find Hope in Winter
Our Yule service is a celebration of hope as we discover it in the delicate balance of night and day in this earth-based service. Join us for a gentle, contemplative, celebration of the longest night and the slow return of the sun. Together we will dwell in the possibilities of Yule and celebrate glimmers of … Continue reading Yule Find Hope in Winter
We Give Thanks: An Animal Blessing
Once a year we open our sanctuary and welcome our animal companions in celebration and appreciation for their presence in our lives. This multigenerational service will offer a Blessing of the Animals and joyfully give thanks for all the critters of the world! Members and friends are invited to bring their pets leashed or caringly … Continue reading We Give Thanks: An Animal Blessing
Opening Windows to Enrichment
Ours is a community that welcomes people of all spiritual traditions, appreciating all the ways we find to live a spiritual and moral life. Join Mary as she opens the gates to our Shared Ministry Summer Series, which will be an 8-part exploration into the spiritual diversity within and beyond our community. Mary Ocken has … Continue reading Opening Windows to Enrichment
Freedom and Fatherhood Around the World
Steve Foster and family will share their story of traveling around the world, sharing what they learned on their great adventure and exploring the freedom they discovered and how it changed their lives. In celebration of Father’s Day, Steve will also share how he was changed as a father and the lessons he learned about … Continue reading Freedom and Fatherhood Around the World
Listening to Our Shadows — a Celebration of Halloween
Join us for the multigenerational service that will celebrate all hallows eve and consider: What do we learn when we listen to, and delight in, our shadows? Together, we will reflect, in story and in song, on the importance of Halloween.
A Calling Walk
My life had been held down by judgment, a haunting sense of unworthiness, and mired by codependence; yet my truer self longed to emerge and kept calling me onward. I journeyed through various stages of recognition, doing deep inner work, and began the life-long process of unleashing a truer self. Through finding companions akin to … Continue reading A Calling Walk