We worship on Sundays, 11 AM at the UUCNC meetinghouse and streaming on Zoom. Details are on the online calendar. Care is available for young children.

Wednesday Evening Potlucks: Details are on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

Chalice Circles: Religious Exploration experiences for all ages. Details are on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

A Post-Thanksgiving Gathering / Celebrate Community Potluck will be held on Friday, November 27, 4-7 PM. Details are on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

Learn about upcoming events on the online calendar.

Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.
— Rachel Naomi Remen

This too shall pass

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a Catholic theologian, mystic, preacher. Though considered heretic in his day, his teachings still have a powerful influence. He is noted for saying “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” In the 1947 movie, The Egg and I, Pa Kettle is asked to say the blessing before meals. He is noted as saying, “Lord, much obliged.” Can sincere gratitude be that simple? I say that it can. 

As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving, rather than engaging in wordy or rote verbiage, it might well be in our best interest to keep it honest and simple. We live in a time when overthinking is the norm. Due to our current extreme level of national chaos, many people seem not too interested in being grateful.

We forget that the only thing we can guarantee in this life is change. “This, too, shall pass” should remind us that everything goes through cycles. From a psychological perspective, a grateful heart that looks for the lesson, rather than the curse, proves to be much more beneficial than the opposite stance. In our national life, we seem never to have been more challenged.

By the time you read this, it may feel like the challenge of our lives is truly at hand. I encourage us to understand that if we choose grateful, positive expectations, we will be self-empowered to move forward rather than being frozen in time.

As we gather this Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving, may your turkey/tofu be delicious…and your gratitude most sincere.

In Love & Light,
Rev. Ron Skowronski