Beloveds, This month our theme is Wholeness and we want to offer opportunities for all of us to practice self-care and to engage in healing experiences. Part of healing is creating spaces of radical welcoming and unconditional love. For many of us who identify as Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer/Two-Spirit/Gender-not-conforming, our spiritual journeys have not always contributed to our … Continue reading All of Who You Are is Sacred
Minister’s Blog Rev. María Cristina Beloveds, Last year I attended the UU General Assembly and for the first time I did not fill my entire schedule with workshops and meetings. I also signed up to sing with the choir. What an amazing experience! As someone who does not read music and who does not sing … Continue reading Music as a Spiritual Practice
Finding Our Way Home Rev. María Cristina Beloveds, Last week I was blessed to participate in the UUA’s annual Finding Our Way Home (FOWH) gathering in Miami. Finding Our Way Home is an annual retreat hosted by the UUA for Unitarian Universalist religious professionals of color. It offers community building, spiritual reflection, and collegial support … Continue reading Finding Our Way Home
Beloveds, From UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray “We must not turn away. These are the days we are living in. Days that force us to consider how we combat the cruelty that would disperse tear gas (a chemical weapon banned in war) at children and parents, at refugees and migrants? How do we build … Continue reading Minster’s Blog – December 2018
This past Monday December 10, on Human Rights Day, I joined over 400 clergy from various faith traditions at the San Diego/Tijuana border to denounce the militarization of the border and calling for human rights and dignity for all people seeking asylum and refuge. We were there as an act of … Continue reading Love Knows No Borders
Beloveds, Our Mission statement describes us as a welcoming congregation. Being welcoming means striving for radical inclusion, and creating spaces that honor every part of our identities, backgrounds, and experiences. The spiritual practice of welcome is a very important one to our faith community. In the 1980s and 90s, when the word “welcoming” became a … Continue reading Minister’s Blog – October 2018
Every year the UUA Office of Multicultural Growth and Witness offers a retreat for UU Professionals who identify as People of Color, African American, Afro-Caribbean, Latina/o, Hispanic, Native American/Indigenous, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Middle Easterners, and/or multiracial and multiethnic. Our retreat is called “Finding Our Way Home” and its purpose is to engage in community building, spiritual … Continue reading From the Minister – Finding Our Way Home – April 2018
The topic of communication has been very present during meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Committee on Ministry, and during the recent Adult RE class addressing congregational polity. We are constantly being challenged to reflect upon language, on the ways we communicate with each other, and on the impact of our words on the … Continue reading Minister’s Blog, Beloved Conversations – February 2018
Las Posadas “Sanctuary is often something very small not a grandiose gesture, but a small gesture toward alleviating human suffering and preventing humiliation. Sanctuary is a human being, sanctuary is a dream. That is why you are here and that is why I am here. We are here because of one another. We are in … Continue reading Minister’s Blog – December 2017
Beloveds, As we approach a new Thanksgiving Season, I am so grateful for the many expressions of generosity that I have experienced and witnessed among us this year. I am grateful for all the ways our staff and volunteers contribute to building our Beloved Community. I give thanks for each and every one … Continue reading Minister’s Blog – November 2017
