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AUGUST 15
HEART TO HEART
Rev. Kelly Asprooth-Jackson, Co-Senior Minister The intimate exchange of communion is a possibility in any meeting between two or more individuals, as well as between different communities or cultures. How do we move from alien to neighbor, stranger to friend? We will explore this month’s theme in our own lives through the metaphor of speculative fiction about the interchange between beings from this planet and beyond.
AUGUST 22
THE SIMPLEST OF SACRAMENTS
Rev. Kelly J. Crocker, Co-Senior Minister
Each of us has experienced moments of deep communion with those we love and trust. What of those simple moments, perhaps completely unexpected with a friend or family member, or even a stranger? Can we be surprised by communion in very simple ways? I think we can, if we can find ways to keep ourselves open and ready with an answering yes.
AUGUST 29
THE LORD’S SUPPER
Rev. Kelly Asprooth-Jackson, Co-Senior Minister In a religious context, for many of us, communion brings to mind a particular ritual of the Christian faith: the ceremony of bread and wine derived from the last supper shared by the teacher Jesus with his disciples. But the meaning and practice of that ritual is both varied and wide, with our own Universalist and Unitarian ancestors having taken part in its evolution. In this service, we’ll consider not only some of this history but also what our own relationship to the idea of communion as a religious practice might be. AUGUST 2021
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