Communion With The Earth & Sky

Early spring awakens memories of a deeper cold and hopes of a warmer wetness, sprouting seeds and budding branches.

Gray trees on gray sky screen eyes from all that lies waiting: the colour of a million flowers, the feathers of migrating songbirds, the blossoming smiles of friends.

Soon we will no longer look to the night stars to guide us. Soon the path will be lit and our task certain.

In the warming days, we will plant our future, uprooting useless skeletons of last year’s harvest, breaking the clods of indifference, carefully pulling the weeds of neglect so that roots can stretch.

Before the harvest moon rises and we wait again, images of still distant summer days awaken thoughts of a time when all is done that can be done.

Then the harvest. Then the transformation. Then the baking. Then the bread.

All we know and love is in this cycle. All that has been or will be is in this loaf.

Take it.

Break it.

Give thanks and pass it on.

By Stephen M. Shick, senior minister at the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson in Hudson, Massachusetts.

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From the Director of Congregational Life

Well my sermon last month about intentionally renewing your spirituality has really been tested. I totalled my car on Tuesday. And the young man I hit swore and yelled at me for what seemed forever. As if I wasn’t feeling bad enough, I fell in the mud at the tow lot on Thursday, and lost part of my molar on Friday. The lesson?……. Life is hard…… and you just have to just keep going no matter what gets thrown at you. So, I am saying: lucky no one was hurt, boy am I clumsy, and I guess it’s time to see the dentist.

We have had several new people offer to help out which is super and will help our tired and dedicated volunteers. Shout out to Raghul for fixing the music on zoom and generally for all his help.

I am going to the CUC AGM as a delegate virtually and if anyone would like to join me let me know. My placement ends next week and I should be more available.

-Lori

Special Announcement: Budget Town Hall

On Sunday April 23, 2023 following the service, there will be a Budget Town Hall meeting where the 2022-23 financial results-to-date and the draft 2023-24 budget will be presented.

The draft budget will present UFL’s financial results in the bookkeeper’s format and will also include summaries for each fund. The documents will be published before the meeting. Please note that you will be able to zoom in on the draft budget PDF documents to make the text larger and easier to read.

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Wedding & Funeral Services

Don’t forget that one of the very valuable services offered through the UFL is the heart-warming preparation of wedding or funeral services. These are conducted on request by our very own trained Lay Chaplain, Brian Keith. Brian has conducted weddings for Unitarians and non-Unitarians for the past 3 years, with superb results. Services are non-religious and are tailored to the couple’s preferences.

Unitarian lay chaplains are proud to perform marriages for any two people who wish to dedicate themselves to each other. This includes same-sex marriages. Also, if yours is an interfaith marriage or one involving two cultures, we can help you honour both traditions. For Unitarians, all religious traditions have wisdom and meaning and we have experience at incorporating a range of traditions to weave together a ceremony that is meaningful to all participants. A sensitive, caring lay chaplain can make all the difference on your special day. Let’s talk about making your wedding service exactly the way you want it to be.

To begin planning your wedding or funeral service, contact the Fellowship office and request an interview with our Lay Chaplain. Child naming services are offered too.

April Sunday Services

Recovering Our Miraculous World

Worship Leader: Bob Harrington

The Roman mind could not tolerate the beauty of the early Christian beliefs and after Emperor Constantine became a Christian Rome’s influence has been to stifle the beauty, the magic and the love that were in the lives of the early Christians.

Can we throw off the influence of the Roman church and rediscover the magic and beauty that were recognized in the ‘possibilities’ of our human nature? The possibilities that can transform our world.

09 Apr
10:45 am
Unitarian Fellowship of London
557 Clarke Road,London, ON N5V 2E1
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UFL Book Club – April

The UFL Book Club has been around for 35 or 36 years, half of the UFL’s existence. Our book for April is ‘Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times’ by Azar Nafisi. The April date is Tuesday, April 18 at 2 p.m. over zoom. If you are interested in joining our book club please contact Alice Wehlau, the coordinator of the book club. Alice’s contact information is below. We hope to hear from you

18 Apr
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Trivia Night

Come out and join us in person at the UFL Hall at 557 Clarke Rd. on Saturday, April 22nd. Doors Open at 6.30 and the Trivia Game will begin at 7:00. This is a team game. Teams will be made up of 6-8 people – depending on the number of attendees. This is an evening […]
22 Apr
7:00 pm
Unitarian Fellowship of London
557 Clarke Road,London, ON N5V 2E1
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Budget Town Hall Meeting

On Sunday April 23, 2023 following the service, there will be a Budget Town Hall meeting where the 2022-23 financial results-to-date and the draft 2023-24 budget will be presented. The draft budget will present UFL’s financial results in the bookkeeper’s format and will also include summaries for each fund. The documents will be published before the meeting. Please note that you will be able to zoom in on the draft budget PDF documents to make the text larger and easier to read.
23 Apr
11:45 am
Unitarian Fellowship of London
557 Clarke Road,London, ON N5V 2E1
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