New Year's Invitations
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As many of you know - because I’m pretty open about it- the gloom of an Oregon winter is not something I look forward to. In order to prevent my brain from drifting into a gray fog to match the sky, I follow the good advice I received from a friend who grew up in Alaska: a full spectrum light every morning, lots of cheerful music and fresh cut flowers, and a walk outside every afternoon no matter what the sky is doing. This year I am adding pickle ball and a day or two of snow shoeing to my winter regimen as I look forward to spring and longer days. I stay vigilant.
One thing I don’t do is make New Year’s resolutions. I know that for some folks making resolutions is energizing and inspiring. All my previous attempts have felt more like ultimatums than inspiration, so I’ve given it up.
Instead, during this season of short days and often gray skies, I like to offer myself invitations. This year’s invitation: to spend more time reading the books I already own and have been looking forward to, but have not yet read, and the books I’ve started but set aside in favor of something else I thought I “should” be reading. Up first:
- David J. Silverman’s “This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving”
- Cole Arthur Riley’s “This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us”
- Victoria Lopez’ “Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred.
If those titles sound intriguing to you, I invite you to join me.
I’d also love to know what resolutions, or invitations, are feeding your spirit right now.
One thing I know for sure, I am grateful to be entering another new year as part of our courageous, gentle-hearted, justice seeking community.
Freedom Songs
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Freedom Songs: A concert for faith and solidarity
January 28, 2003 at 4:00 pm
at KMUCC, 4790 SE Logus Rd, Milwaukie OR 97222
Join us for an evening of music, food and education!
All proceeds go towards Faith Delegation to the Philippines.
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines is organizing a “Pilgrimage” for people of faith from across the globe to the Philippines in early 2023. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet with faith leaders and frontline community members to verify and document human rights abuses committed under the Marcos II Regime, and strengthen our solidarity with faith partners in the Philippines.
Sunday Worship: In person and live on Zoom
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We gather for worship at 10:00 am every Sunday
Together is a good place to be! Whoever you are, you're welcome here.
Gathering in person at the church building (map and directions).
Live-streaming over the KMUCC Zoom Worship Space.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/984869259?pwd=YzQ0MEpRZXdYdE5JWDZ2SUYvZXc3UT09
Meeting ID: 984 869 259
Passcode: 314810
Join us by phone: (253) 215-8782 USA, or (301) 715-8592 USA
No matter who ...
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No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here!
If you know that God's love embraces all persons equally, no matter their gender, race, or sexual identity...
If you understand that faith is a matter of mind as well as heart, and that taking the Bible seriously means it cannot always be taken literally...
If, for you, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion are strengths to be taught...
If you believe that Christ calls us to be nothing less than global citizens, that the social expression of love is justice and that spiritual concerns are inseparable from a commitment to the natural world...
If you have wished for a more open and embracing community of faith to nurture your spirit and raise your children, and haven't yet found a place of belonging...
... then please know that Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ is the place for you.
Kairos-Milwaukie UCC seeks to create a community where participants can experience intellectual and spiritual excitement; a spirit of openness and acceptance, as well as love and laughter. We are a community where evangelism is in partnership with social justice; where personal spiritual growth and concern for the poor and disenfranchised go hand in hand; where nurture and action are two sides of the same coin; where love for tradition and a sense of urgency about the future are integrally linked. We are a community of faithful people who have known the joy of having been loved, accepted and affirmed by God. We are a community that celebrates our diversity as a way to understand and respond to the inclusiveness of God's love and the wideness of God's mercy.