April 14, 28, and May 5, 2019: All Species Day

Sunday April 14 and Sunday April 28 were in part spent preparing for All Species Day--an opportunity to celebrate the WHOLENESS of the web of life of which we are a part.

May 5, 2019 was an actual Multigenerational Service completely dedicated to All Species Day.  Click here to listen to the story that Rev. Joan and I wrote, which wove through the entire worship service.

Spiritual Theme: As Unitarian Universalists, the 7 principles are a guide for how to live.  The 7th principle is to honor the interconnected web of life.  What can we do at church to honor that web?  

1. We talked about what animal energy was living inside of us on that day and moved as a group like those animals that were mentioned as we went around the circle.  

2. All ages were given a chance to make masks or other animal / plant props either for themselves on May 5th, or as loaner masks.  

On April 14th, kids who wanted a different option made pudding for the free Monday Community Lunch that we serve at the church.  

Both groups showed great teamwork and honoring of our covenant in how they shared materials and tasks.  

Thank you to all the kids, youth, and volunteers who helped make this Multigenerational Worship Service come to life!

Continue the conversation at home:

• What animal or plant energy is living inside you today?  (Enegetic = bunny? tadpole?  Shy = kitten?) 
• Go for a walk and look for signs of plants and animals that are interconnected.  (ex. insects pollinating the flowers, food chains, etc.). 
• Can you think of a lesson you've learned from nature?  (ex. a soaring hawk might remind us that sometimes relaxing can actually help us get where we want to go, or a loud pair of nesting birds reminds us to speak up and work hard to protect or defend that which we care about)

                        Below: Great flier made by 3rd grade artist Elena Guadagno.  Thank you, Elena!