The Everything Seed
The Everything Seed, a short film based on Rev. Carole Martignacco’s poem of the same name, touches on life for our Lakeshore SE Youth and Kids during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
Category: Past Presentations
Growing Edges
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Heather Fraser Fawcett, 2020-04-05 *Margaret Atwood has written that “ in the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell of dirt.” In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell of dirt. Let’s ponder that for a moment. “In the spring. At the end of … Continue reading Growing Edges
Merry, Happy Whatever
2019 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service – Meditation by Timothy Byrnes Merry, Happy …. WhateverUnpacking the meaning of the holidays can be quite the endeavour A time of great joy and givingBut also a time of sadnessBringing realization to what feels missing For Christians, it is a sacred time of yearWith the story of the virgin Mary … Continue reading Merry, Happy Whatever
Each night a child is born is a holy night
2019 Christmas Eve Reflections by Paul Sullivan: Each night a child is born is a holy night …
On Religious Sensibilities, Termites, and the Dot of Goodness
Compiled by Rabbi Sherril Gilbert rebsherril@outlook.com Inspired by R’ Chava Bahle, R’ Debra Orenstein, & R’ Avraham Greenbaum, Margaret Wheatley; Judaism Unbound podcast, and R’ Hannah Dresner. Sermon given at the Lakeshore UU Congregation – 24 November 2019 So there is this passenger sitting on a train and he is watching with astonishment this older man … Continue reading On Religious Sensibilities, Termites, and the Dot of Goodness
Two to the Power of One
The being of A one and only one Amongst thousands of millions of other ones So many Thems and Those Sharing a remarkable likeness All with a heart, head and – mostly – ten toes With such great sum, individual ones can get lost and hard to see The greatness in our mass … Continue reading Two to the Power of One
Judaism Unbound
Judaism Unbound – What My Faith has Taught me about Building Community in a Multicultural World Rabbi Sherril Gilbert April 2018 Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Congregation In a sermon I gave recently, I announced to my congregation that I had decided to sign my emails with the tag line “My religion is love.” I had fully … Continue reading Judaism Unbound
Energetic Love
Energetic Love. The Energy of Love It can be as difficult to define As it is easy to feel The moment now Where it can feel, even surreal It is this love we all wish to capture and keep but energetic love, like all energy While it can be stored It will certainly seep … Continue reading Energetic Love
A Near Death Experience: Dying To Be Me
OVERVIEW I am going to talk about a Near Death Experience, that is to say, memories from a coma. This is based on Anita Moorjani‘s Dying To Be Me, published in 2012. In my talk, I’ll broach the following points: 1) the life of the person before their illness, 2) the illness and attempts to … Continue reading A Near Death Experience: Dying To Be Me
Remembrance Today
We honour the soldiers who battled on the front lines Who sacrificed for a cause and their country Even ending their time War is filled with stories of great heroism and valour … but in itself is a shame All sides claim to be righteous Often even pray to a god of the same name … Continue reading Remembrance Today