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Addiction and Recovery

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Reflections by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and Jesse Heffernan

As we move into our season of “Healing from Shame,” we will explore one area of human experience that touches almost everyone in some way: addiction. People who experience addiction are often shamed, denied support, or blamed. Come find out how to support people in your life and your community who are struggling with, or are recovering from, addiction.

Finding Our Voice

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy

What happens when you lose your voice? How does your voice reflect your identity? In this service we explore the beauty, fragility, and expressive power of our voices.

Generosity as Communication

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Reflections by Scott Peeples, Dee Verkuilen, and Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
UU Service Committee 2019 Greater Good Recipient, video message from Carly Cronon and Laura Randall
As we continue our theme of “healing through voice,” we honor that “voice” can go beyond literal speaking or singing– Generosity can be a form of communication, sharing our values beyond ourselves. Join us as we hear from past and present winners of our Greater Good project funds– Pillars, and UU Service Committee, and how we might continue to use our resources as a source of healing.

Click HERE for UU Service Committee video.

Roots and Wings

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by Rev. Roger Bertschausen and Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy

The UU hymn “Spirit of Life” reminds us to let our “roots hold us close and wings set us free.” We’ll be celebrating one of our Fellowship’s strongest roots–the Rev. Roger Bertschausen–at this celebration of his status as our emeritus minister and to honor his 26 years of service in ministry to our Fellowship. We will also be celebrating the Fellowship’s 64th birthday this month, the stories of our past, and the possible future stories that might yet be written as we let our “wings set us free.”

The reading is an excerpt from After Running Through the Thistles by the Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed, read by Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg.

Stories That Harm, Stories That Heal

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy

November is a month full of stories and histories, particularly about our nation. We will explore together the ways Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Election Day have the power both for harm and (if we allow the stories to change) also healing.

Room on the Broom

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with Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and Suzanne Marnocha

Special Halloween all-ages service! Children and adults of all ages are welcome to wear your costume and join us for a rollicking service of story and celebration! Children can stay in the service and enjoy the quiet sensory activity area, or childcare will be available for children who need it (as deemed appropriate by guardians, up to about age 8). This story about a witch and her many animal guests reminds us to be truly welcoming to all. How might our welcome of others help us heal ourselves and our world?

This story in the service is Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.

Reflections by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and Suzanne Marnocha

All Bodies Are Beautiful

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy

Rev. Christina has a sign on her door at home that says, among other things, “All bodies are whole, holy, and beautiful.” What does that mean in a world that tells us our bodies are never (tall, small, big, thin, strong, attractive, whatever) enough? As part of our yearlong theme of healing, let’s explore together what healing our relationship to our bodies might look like!

Confessions of Good Deeds

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy

We might be familiar with the practice of confession– in which one’s transgressions or sins are confessed to a cleric. But what if we practiced confessing good deeds? What joy might we find within ourselves and others? What healing might take place?

Reading: Excerpt from Unlacing the Heart: Connecting With What Really Matters by Henry B. Freeman

Healing and Wholeness

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy

This year at the Fellowship we are going to be focusing on Healing– Our world can sometimes be a hard place, and we all have wounds and scars from life! The purpose of our UU fellowship is to help each other live fully, deeply, and well, finding healing and wholeness in community and helping to heal our world. We’ll explore this theme on this, the first Sunday back to two services (9:00 am and 10:45 am) by exploring the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi, or repairing broken pottery with beautiful gold.

The Blessings of Animals

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by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg

Henry Bergh, the founder of the ASPCA and fellow Unitarian, was born 206 years ago this week! Come celebrate his legacy with an Animal Blessing service. Well-behaved pets, on leashes or in crates, are welcome to join you today, or bring a stuffed animal or photo in lieu of pet. After our short all-ages service, we’ll bring animals outside (weather permitting) for an individual blessing of each animal. A special collection for the Fox Valley Humane Association will also be held today, so bring a check, cash, or an item from their wish list to donate — foxvalleypets.org/donate