by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team
It’s been over a year now since the global pandemic disrupted all of us. For our congregation, the disruption happened to coincide with our pastor’s sabbatical and became the catalyst that shaped the congregational sabbatical. Aimed at creatively nurturing mind,...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team
A Note from The Ministry Team: Healing is hard work. How do we begin to heal? Reverend Laura Mariko Cheifetz gave us a starting point in her sermon Sunday on the beheading of John the Baptist. She brought our attention to the verse when John’s disciples came and...
by admin | Jul 8, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team
A Note from the Mary Alice & The Ministry Team: You know I often speak about mental health challenges. When I do, I do not talk about healing, but instead I speak about recovery. Recovery is defined as a process of change through which individuals improve their...
by admin | Jul 1, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team, sabbatical
A Note from the Ministry Team: Congregational Sabbatical Journey: Building Our Spiritual Resiliency HEALING Living in this world is the most challenging thing we do. Every day requires that we demonstrate the resilience that God has so graciously bestowed upon us. It...
by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | mental wellness, ministry team, sabbatical
Dear friends, During this month, we have been exploring grief. Whether you have delved deeply into the meditations and practices, or simply listened as our guest preachers and fellow congregants have striven to give a voice to grief, you have been a part of this...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | COVID-19, mental wellness, ministry team
To begin to talk about resilience, Hilda Seidman writes that we “do need to talk about grief and mourning. Grief is the organic process that begins when we experience the acute pain of loss. It is our psyche’s way—its medicine— to deal with the pain. Mourning is...
