We are all subject to social media which is collecting and recommending information to increase advertising revenues. Through our engagement, we influence our personalized algorithms and can form echo chambers and filter bubbles that reinforce our narrow beliefs, and silence alternative points of view to radicalize us. Come and confess your secret algorithms. Childcare will […]
Join Rev. Jess and musician Jay Moore & Friends for “Life in the Construction Zone.” We are always, in all ways, a "work in progress." What are you working on? Childcare is available for this Sunday. For the Zoom link, or for more information, please contact Kristen Wilson, GRU Office Manager manager AT grandriverunitarian DOT […]
This second summer Sunday service will look at cognitive dissonance and its relevance to religion and society. Can you hold diametrically opposite beliefs and values without feeling psychological discomfort and how do you behave when confronted with irreconcilable information? Childcare will be provided by our junior RE staff.
You Tube Link: https://youtu.be/QfbfRFjE2M4
Rev. Victoria Ingram I live "rurally-adjacent". In my neighbourhood, there are fields of definite purpose, crops and orchards and grazing. But there are also expanses of land that hold only wild flowers, grasses, thistles, and shrubs - in other words, weeds. With no human stewardship, they grow, bloom, fruit, and seed, coming back year after […]
Please join us for an informal discussion on the idea of "bouncing back." The service will include the chalice lighting, sharing joys and sorrows, and singing. Childcare with Ash will be provided on site. Please note that there will be no children's program next week. This service will be help in person with an option […]
Join us Sunday for a screening of a talk by the late Barbara Ehrenreich "On Optimism". The film will be approximately 30 minutes after which we will have a discussion. During our discussions on resilience one thing that came out was the societal pressure around a particular type of resilience. Ehrenreich gives a view on Optimism […]
Join Rev Victoria this coming Sunday as she talks about Unitarian Universalism and why we attract such a wonderful - and unique - group of people. And, from there, the frustrations of being wonderful and unique. She will be incorporating themes expressed by Meg Barnhouse, a UU Minister/Musician who writes amazing music. She will be using […]
The Indigo Girls' “Closer to Fine” (1989) is a song beloved by many, and as Rev. Victoria reminded us last Sunday, includes these wise lyrics: “Darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable, and lightness has a call that’s hard to hear.” We will continue our exploration of the theme of resiliency this week with music and […]
Let’s be present and listen deeply.
Let’s be together but not lose our unique selves.
Let’s look into each others’ eyes and sing to each other’s hearts.
Collective Free Vocal Improvisation takes you out of your everyday shoes and throws you into the present. Boom!
Experience the transcending mystery and wonder of life as it can be found in music and in relation to other people.
Ralph Martin will lead the service and speak to us about:"A Resilient Future for Food?" Nursery Care with Ash and Ophelia will be available for this service.
Were you born to be wild? Join us for "Squareflake," a whimsical musical service for all ages, spinning the tale of... well, the eponymous square snowflake of the title. This lighthearted story, invites you to follow—and sing along with—Squareflake's journey to Earth and subsequent quest North towards non-dual awareness. Oh! And it also includes a […]
