Messages on Mental Health
Wild & Precious Life 2024
Our annual Wild & Precious Life service, wherein we ask people in different decades of their lives to answer the question posed in Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
In the Present
Rev. Lee shares her final message before her sabbatical about living fully in the present.
Touching Grass
Lay Preacher, Beverly Fox, shares her message of connectedness to nature.
Rania Larsen & Jacqui Busch: Community Mental Health
Rev. Lee discusses the importance of community mental health with guests Rania Larsen & Jacqui Busch.
The Bear
Rev. Lee explores the show “The Bear” and the fact that our every day lives are bursting with meaning.
Barbie
Lay Preacher, Beverly Fox, discusses the film “Barbie” and its messages of feminism, self worth, and the danger of misogyny.
Holding Us Together
Jessica shares our final love story in our Every Kind of Love story, and Rev. Lee talks about the meaning of loving your community, and how that challenges us to grow and learn together.
For Each Other
This week, Rev. Lee introduces us to a favorite poem by Wendell Berry, which calls for people to care for the Earth in such a way that future generations will benefit. She shares that it’s hard to feel youthful optimism these days, when it feels like we are fighting the same battles over and over again. But what if we are still growing and changing through these battles – and for the better, at that?
Taking a Breath
Ministerial Intern, Nick Sanchez shares a message about a time when he was navigating lots of change – physical, emotional, educational, familial, spiritual – trying to do too much at once, and making the choice to stop and take a breath. Some exhaustion is deeper than just physical, and that’s what leads to burnout. Nick tells us about a time when he came face to face with that reality, and chose to step back.
Self Care, One Day at a Time
Today, lay preacher, Bev Fox talks about her work in the mental health field, and the apps and other reminders she uses for positive self talk
Wild & Precious Life 2023
Our annual Wild & Precious Life service, wherein we ask people in different decades of their lives to answer the question posed in Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Say Yes
Today, our new ministerial intern, Nick Sanchez offered his first message to us. He talks about his own experience in getting off the fence, and choosing to pursue ministry. He also shares a poem which means a lot to him called “Say Yes,” by Andrea Gibson.