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LAKEPORT, Calif. – A labyrinth is not a maze. It is a winding, circular path which leads only to the center and out again. There are no false or trick turns.
The labyrinth can symbolize many things. Primarily, it is a spiritual discipline which has been used in many different traditions, including Christianity, but has been found in cultures as long ago as 4,000 years before Christ.
United Christian Parish is pleased to announce the creation of a temporary labyrinth the community is invited to come and walk on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the first three weeks of March.
We will provide a bulletin which offers four different printed guided meditations one might choose to use as they walk the labyrinth.
BLESSING THE DUST. This labyrinth walk is for those who are feeling burned out by stress and anxiety. This is a guided healing experience for the hurting. (Isaiah 61:3)
FOCUS ON PRESENCE. This labyrinth walk is for those seeking a deeper spiritual connection to Christ; less doing, more being. (Psalm 46:10)
PILGRIMAGE OF DISCERNMENT. Like the Focus on Presence this guided meditation seeks the presence of God but also asks what do I need to do in my life right now? What do I need to change? (Jeremiah 29:11)
INTERCESSORY PRAYER. Like the focus on presence this guided meditation seeks the presence of God but also asks what do I need to do in my life right now? What do I need to change? (1Peter 5:7)
There is no single “right” way to walk a labyrinth as you may guess from these distinctly different guided meditations. You may wish to try different approaches on different nights or days.
You are also welcome to simply walk and pray and see what the Spirit offers. All are welcome. Please plan for 30 minutes to an hour for your labyrinth walk.
The labyrinth opened March 1. Upcoming openings include:
– Tuesday, March 8, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
– Thursday, March 10, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.
– Tuesday, March 15, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
– Thursday, March 17, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.
United Christian Parish is located at 745 N Brush St. in Lakeport. For more information please call 707-263-4788.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Local mindfulness teacher, author and life coach, JoAnn Saccato, M.A. is the guest speaker for the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County on Sunday, March 6.
The service begins at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 3810 Main Street in Kelseyville. Guests are welcome.
Saccato will speak on using compassion-based mindfulness as one of many tools for recovery from stressful situations, including disasters such as the 2015 Valley fire.
“Is there anyone you know in our community that wasn't affected by the Valley fire in the fall of 2015?” she asked. “While we all were impacted in varying degrees, everyone has had a physical, emotional, spiritual and cognitive response.”
Saccato will share some common patterns of reaction and helpful coping skills that can benefit both the individual and the community at large.
Mindfulness is a body-based practice that invites one to purposefully pay kind, non-judgmental attention to our experience, moment-by-moment.
Studies indicate that mindfulness can help reduce stress and stress-related illnesses; increase focus and attention; decrease incidences of, and relapses with, depression; reduce anxiety; aid with addictive and compulsive disorders; aid the immune system; and aid in sleep and digestive disorders.
Saccato noted, “My own experience and response to the fire has created the perfect opportunity for me to see that compassion-based mindfulness is a valuable and practical tool for anyone's recovery.”
Saccato, a native of Lake County, lives in the fire-affected area and is the author of “Companioning the Sacred Journey: A Guide to Creating a Compassionate Container for Your Spiritual Practice” and a forthcoming book, “Compassion-based Mindfulness for Peace, Clarity and Freedom.”
For more information on Saccato visit www.Compassion-basedMindfulness.com or call 707-350-1719.
Contact the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County at http://www.uuclc.org/ or call 707-587-4243.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The service on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County will be led by visiting speaker Andrew Hidas of Santa Rosa.
The service begins at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 3810 Main St. in Kelseyville.
Guests are welcome to attend.
Hidas’ talk is entitled, “Self, Selves, No-Self: What’s Inside This Bag of Bones?”
Psychology books and studies focus on the notion of a “Self.” But is that Self one or many?
On the religious side, Christianity extols an immortal Self that will someday be reunited with its Creator, while the Asian traditions regard Self as the ultimate delusion. Sociology alludes to many selves, filling various roles.
Hidas will discuss the Unitarian Universalist perspective of self, and will ask, “What, in the end, is inside this bag of bones?”
For more information, call 707-587-4243.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – United Christian Parish will host “Beauty for Ashes: A Service of Healing,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Grief has covered our county like a pall. Grief from the fires of 2015, grief at homes lost, jobs lost, community lost … grief because life goes on. So does death.
Many lost loved ones this year and our personal grief can seem so small in the face of such community tragedy. But grief is still grief. Pain is still pain; however big or small, personal or public.
What can God do with pain? What can God do with grief? What can God do with the ashes left behind?
A Hebrew word for ashes is “epher.” A Hebrew word for beauty is “pheer.”
Just move the “e” and you have a new word. More than a new word it is a new world. We can exchange our ashes of grief for the beauty of healing. Together.
The community is invited to join the church for the Ash Wednesday service.
United Christian Parish is located at 745 N Brush St in Lakeport. All are welcome.