Spring cleaning for your mind and spirit Rev. Becky Suzik considers the role nature plays in our daily lives. How might we find greater joy and meaning through the land we live upon and our personal awareness with nature, flora and fauna?
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Reverend Rebecca Suzik The Art of the Sacred Yes and the Sacred No
In a world where deciding what to watch on Netflix often feels like choosing a life path, saying “Yes” to this service may lead you to reconsider the power you have through two simple sentences: Yes! No!
Interfaith and Interspiritual minister Becky Suzik will share stories, readings and insights into the sacred art of decision making, when—if done with intention—might help you live with greater meaning, purpose, and–dare we say—joy?!
Will you watch this… Yes or NO?
John Pavlovitz Love is a Four Letter Word
Love.
We use that word all the time:
We love our partners.
We love our kids.
We love the beach.
We love cheeseburgers.
We love
It’s easy to misuse love, to overuse it, to forget how powerful a word it is and just what it requires from us.
Let’s talk about love: about what it means, what it asks of us, and how we love hateful people.
Rev. Rebecca Suzik A Letter from Birmingham Jail Revisited
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” remains a timeless and influential document that continues to inspire us and our movement seeking justice, equality, and positive social transformation. Written in April of 1963, the 27-page letter’s relevancy today should be revisited and read anew in the ongoing strides for civil rights, human dignity, and a more just and inclusive society. Join Interfaith minister Reverend Becky Suzik this
Rev. Patty Hanneman Finding Love at the Center
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared Unitarian Universalist values. Yet often we forget to extend that love to ourselves. This morning we’ll reflect on what that might look like.
Rev. Pattty Hanneman Behind the Goddess Veil
Standing on a pedestal in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, a statue of the goddess Isis lifts her veil to reveal just a glimpse of herself. The sculpture – Nature Unveiling Herself To Nature – reminds us that the mysteries of life that sustain us call for curiosity, reverence, and celebration. This morning we reflect on the wisdom and art of being able to say, “I don’t know”.
Unitarian Universalist P.E.A.C.E. Fellowship 20th Anniversary Service
JOAN GELBEIN CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Joan R. Gelbein’s Celebration of Life ceremony happened at Unitarian Universalist PEACE Fellowship on Saturday September 9 2023. Officiated by Reverend Becky Suzik. The full order of service can be viewd below.
John Pavlovitz People of the Bigger Table
The table is an image often used to speak about access and opportunity. It is the place where people are seen, heard, and respected.
We know that the table is still neither open nor available to everyone, which is an invitation to each of us.
As people of faith and conscience we seek to be people of the bigger table, to make a way for diverse humanity to experience the fullness of life here.
John Pavlovitz Every Voice in the Choir
Rev Rebecca Suzik Little Big Trees
Sermon from Little Big Trees service at UU PEACE Fellowship, Raleigh North Carolina with Reverend Rebecca Suzik, July 30 2023
Little Big Trees
Did you know that North Carolina is home to one of the oldest trees on Earth? Yes, a 2,624 year old Bald Cypress at a mystery location upon the Black River, a tributary to the Cape Fear River. The United States also boasts other aged and grand trees including the Coastal Redwoods and the Giant Sequoia trees of California. Join Reverend Rebecca Suzik
John Pavlovitz You Are Here
We often look around at the world and feel as if life is out of control, like so much that happens is beyond our reach, like we are powerless to change everything
We’re not wrong when we feel that way. That’s actually the good news.
Much of life is out of our control. But we shouldn’t lose heart because of that truth. Instead, we should embrace how much is within our hands.
Rev Rebecca J. Suzik Little Big Trees
Did you know that North Carolina is home to one of the oldest trees on Earth? Yes, a 2,624 year old Bald Cypress at a mystery location upon the Black River, a tributary to the Cape Fear River. The United States also boasts other aged and grand trees including the Coastal Redwoods and the Giant Sequoia trees of California.
Youth Religious Exploration
PEACE Fellowship has purchased a curriculum and lessons from Soul Matters. The organization provides a distinctive series of lessons based on Unitarian Universalist themes and principles. This year’s overarching frame is The Gifts of Our Faith. We’ll focus on ten beloved UU values and explore their potential to shape us and, in turn, shape the world. We will get at such questions as: How do these
Rev. Nathan Hollister How to Change Everything
How are we to change the world…as Unitarian Universalists? Let’s explore how we might ground ourselves in UU theology and its guidance for us as we work together for a just, peaceful, and ecological world.
John Pavlovitz Are We There Yet
“Are we there yet?”
When we were younger, we shouted that question repeatedly from the back seat of the car, impatiently waiting to arrive at a destination that seemed to be taking forever to reach. As we got older, we might have found ourselves in the driver’s seat, fielding that same question from frustrated voices behind us. Today, as we wait impatiently to see the progress and promise of our nation, we hear the voices of an exhausted multitude asking, “Are we there yet?” Not yet.John Pavlovitz The War To Be One
We are in this together.
We and the people we love.
We and the people we don’t like.
We and the people we can’t stand.
Our interdependence isn’t optional. It just is. We are all tethered to one another here in this life, and even when we do our best to silo ourselves off, that distance is only an illusion. Right now it seems like we’re fighting with someone all the time or they are fighting us. The challenge is to remind ourselves that ultimately
John Pavlovitz That’s Gonna Leave a Mark
Rev. Patty Hanneman Risking Creativity
Putting something new into the world takes bravery, whether that’s a piece of art or the art that is you. Being creatively unique can cause the crowd to cheer, but it can also lead to being laughed at and left out. This morning we’ll reflect on the courage it takes to live creatively.
Rev. Linda Harding Refugees and Immigrants
On Sunday, April 30, Reverend Linda Harding, the Community Engagement/Volunteer Coordinator of USCRI, conducted the service at PEACE Fellowship. She spoke about the work the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants does here in Raleigh. There was a time for questions and discussion.
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