We will consider the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of this stage of the pandemic. and look at the opportunities for spiritual growth. Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube has been a parish minister for 35 years. He has served congregations in Washington State, North Carolina and, most recently, was Lead Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading Surviving the New Normal
Coming of Age Celebration Service: Coming of Age, (COA), is the Unitarian Universalist rite of passage experience that our youth can choose to participate in as they grow into adulthood. This past year, Summit UU Fellowship and First UU Church of San Diego have partnered together to create a very unique COA experience for some … Continue reading Coming of Age
Rev. Straube was a UU parish minister for 35 years. At present he is pursuing a ministry of spiritual direction and is on the faculty of Meadville Lombard Theological School. He is an Affiliate Community Minister for the Fellowship, and he and his wife, Sonya Prestridge, are members of Summit.
This talk illustrates anthropological ideas about the evolution of belief systems with the speaker’s field work experiences in India as well as his knowledge of Christian religion and discusses the present-day advantages of Unitarian-Universalist principles. … read more.
Rev. Dr. Andrea Travers is an interfaith minister who has worked with the incarcerated for 23 years implementing restorative justice programs for men and women in Oregon and Southern California. In the last 5 years she implemented Victim Offender programs in three prisons and co-authored a Restorative Justice Reentry Prep program for San Diego County … Continue reading To Hope and Wait: Faithful waiting while preparing for new possibilities
Janus was the Roman god associated with doorways, transitions, beginnings and endings… As Summit begins a time of planning and self-reflection in preparation for searching for a called minister, we’ll look at some of the ways we might prepare for transitions. …read more
An apocalypse forces change…It raises up fault lines in the soul…It illuminates areas where growth may be needed in our relationships with ourselves and others…It exposes us to entirely new demands and can thrust us into new, often unforeseen realities. How will you and I meet and manage such challenges? There is no audio for … Continue reading Apocalyptic Revelations
