Introducing “Loving-Kindness Sangha Meditation Practice”!

On FRIDAYSs at 2 p.m., Rev. Lara Hoke will lead “Loving-Kindness Sangha Meditation Practice”. Participants are welcome to stay and meditate that entire time, or leave as they wish (or need) to do. The link will be: https://tinyurl.com/LovingKindnessSangha

All are welcome! No need to RSVP. Lara will be there, with as many – or as few – people who participate each week.

Curious about the name? “Loving-kindness” is a feeling and expression of compassion, mercy, tenderness, and an unconditional love toward all beings; it is a term used in some religious traditions, notably Buddhism. (Our own blue/teal hymnal includes #1031, “Filled with Loving Kindness”, with lyrics based on a traditional Buddhist meditation.) “Sangha” is actually a Sanskrit word meaning assembly, congregation, or community, and it is used in several religious traditions, most notably Buddhism (but also Jainism, Sikhism, and more). So the name means something like “an assembly of people aspiring to compassion and unconditional love toward all beings” sharing meditation practice.

We hope you will join us either in-person or online for “Happy to Be Here” with FCU’s own Rev. Jackie Clement guest preaching! This week, we ask that you remain masked in the sanctuary (unless you are at the pulpit and wish to remove your mask to speak). Once again both the choir and congregation will be singing (masked).

Description: It is the nature of human existence that impermanence, loss, grief and fear have always been with us. Yet the past few years have amplified these challenging feelings. Today, I want to turn my thoughts to finding happiness even in tough times. Please join me to begin a wider conversation on what happiness is, whether it is truly important to us, how we go about finding it, and how we deal with the guilt of having found it while others are suffering. We may not get final answers in an hour but let’s start the conversation!

This service will be multi-platform (streaming live online, and also in-person in the sanctuary). To participate online, members and friends can click HERE shortly before 10 a.m. and enter the website password to receive a link to participate in the worship service. All are welcome to join the worship service live on our YouTube channel HERE (but the YouTube link will not allow you to interact as the Zoom link will).

The Environmental Action Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Email Rev. Lara for the meeting link and passcode.