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THEME OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH: REDEMPTION

Committee on Ministry

Last night (Thu Mar 6), I was with our newly-formed Committee on Ministry (COM) for its first meeting. Our COM has six members with staggered three-year terms. Creighton Cray, Steve Bear (terms end 2015), Janet Press, Ted Dreher (term end 2016), Charlie McNally and Anne Majsak (terms end 2017) constitute the COM.

So what does a COM do? Glad you asked! We'll be adopting (and adapting) Robert Latham's model for COM. Read a summary: CLICK HERE.

Practice of the Week

Week #10

Nourish Your Brain

Adopt nutrition as a mindfulness practice.

Fish oil, protein, B vitamins: Yes! Sugar and white-flour carbs: not so much.

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Worship Service: "The Myth of Scarcity"

Sun Mar 2 -- 10:00a

The truth of life is abundance. And community is another word for abundance.

Adult R.E.: "Around the UU World" Brown Bag Lunch

Wed Mar 19 -- noon

Fireside Area of Sanctuary

Bring your lunch and join me to discuss a recent article from our denominational magazine, the UUWorld.

For Wed Mar 19 we'll discuss "Political Empathy" (from the 2013 Winter issue. CLICK HERE.)

For questions to consider: READ MORE...

Workshop: "Nurturing Your Nature: Saving Ourselves as We Save the World"
A Workshop in Nonviolent Communication
Led by Rev. LoraKim Joyner, DVM
Sat May 10
CUC

On Sun Jan 19, standing at our "Spirit of Truth" pulpit, I said this:

"Our Unitarian Universalist history from the 60s shows us that it's not enough to want to be compassionate, to want to stand for justice. We have to learn how. We have to learn the skills to hear each other with compassion. Cognitive brain learns quickly. Limbic brain is slow and needs a lot of practice, and it's limbic brain that needs the training. There are weekend workshops that we could have here. We could create practice groups meeting monthly to gradually hone the skill of hearing each other with compassion. We can make that happen if we want to. Tell me. Shoot me an email, give me a call, catch me after the service. If we have the interest, we'll make it happen."

Enough of you did catch me after that service. And so we are making it happen. To build the skills we need to build that world for which we yearn:
- there's a practice group forming: first meeting Sat Mar 29,
- CUC is hosting a workshop on Sat May 10

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Program: Bird Walk
Sun Apr 20 -- 8:30a

About the monthly Bird Walk: CLICK HERE.

Read LoraKim's report on the last Bird Walk, Sun Mar 2: CLICK HERE.

Cluster Program: Beyond the Golden Rule?
Sat May 17
CUC

We live in a multicultural world -- and we aren't always the most skillful in doing our part to make this reality a good one for ourselves and for those who are different from us.

Denominational: General Assembly

Wed Jun 25 - Sun Jun 29

Providence, RI

What are you doing this upcoming Jun 25-29? I'll be in Providence, RI, and it sure would be great to have you there with me!
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Be well, do good work, and nurture your spirituality,

See you Sunday,

Rev. Meredith Garmon
Minister

The Liberal Pulpit

Meredith's sermons and other reflections. CLICK HERE.

Basement Zendo

You're welcome to sit with, and hear Zen talks by, Meredith at the Basement Zendo in the Parsonage. CLICK HERE.

Index:

CUC Matters

Index page for all the articles on "CUC Matters."

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The Five Foundational Spiritual Practices

Journal daily.

Study daily.

Silence daily.

Group monthly.

Mindfulness always.