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Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos As we turn our focus to the practice of imagination, let’s reflect on how we are using our imagination–for better (imagining the world as we wish it to be) or worse (imagining worst case scenarios)? Imagination can open us to creativity and possibilities beyond our current realities, or it […]

Led by Rev. Jane Field Rev. Jane Field is an ordained Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister who has served Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist, and Lutheran churches in New York, Connecticut, and Maine, and who has worked for domestic violence programs in New Jersey and Connecticut.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Maine Coalition to

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos EASTER SUNDAY As we celebrate the resurrection of the Earth in Spring and the resurrection story of Jesus during Holy Week, what wisdom might we joyfully gather to ourselves for the days ahead?  Of all the celebrations in Christian tradition, this one most explicitly addresses the presence of joy

Led by Will Bristol  Cultivating joy can be an act of defiance in the face of hardship. And music has had a large role to play in this throughout history. Music can often act as a bridge between those with less power and those who have more in a society. Sometimes when the spoken word

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos We kick off our reflections on The Practice of Joy this month. Have you considered joy as something you can practice so that it becomes a spiritual habit?  What might it mean to take seriously our capacity to choose joy, despite difficulties, even in the midst of sorrow?  How

Led by Rev. Lauren Bennett Music by AhSa-Ti Nu and guests

Led by Rev. Dr. Kharma Amos We are a congregation that has taken our role as Ally seriously with regard to several historically marginalized populations. We have a “Black Lives Matter” banner on our church. We offer a land acknowledgement of sorts and engage with Wabanaki people and organizations now who advance justice for indigenous

Led by Toben Cooney-Callnan Marginalized and minoritized groups, by design, cannot achieve equality without help from the non-marginalized or minoritized population. This dynamic puts marginalized people in a position where they have to trust allies to do the work that they can’t do. Lifelong Spiritual Formation Director, Toben Cooney-Callnan, will offer a reflection on trans