Social media and other technologies can link us together in powerful, even addictive, ways. How do we achieve balance in our relationship with technology? Speaker: Dave Thompson, Northlake member, and … Continue reading Irresistible – Dave Thompson
Music of many different origins, history, and cultures is an integral part of our worship tradition. On Music Sunday, we’ll explore the theme of Liberation as we experience the richness and history of spiritual and gospel music. (Recording opens with the congregation singing This Little Light, and ends with an excerpt from the Four Fathers performance of Precious Lord Take My Hand.) Speaker: Northlake member, Warren Jessop
Our theme for May is Embodiment – a tangible or visible expression of an idea, quality, or feeling. There is no more literal embodiment than pregnancy and the birth of … Continue reading Embodiment of Motherhood – Janelle Durham
Do you believe in the possibility of lasting happiness? Or does this seem like something forever out of reach, a dream on the distant horizon? According to Aristotle, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” But just what is happiness? Is it the fulfillment of our every wish and desire? Is it the absence of suffering? Is it possible to achieve happiness without taking risks? We will explore true happiness from a personal, Buddhist and psychological perspective. (Learn more about Mike at http://www.romancingthebuddha.com/)
When things get difficult, when the road seems too steep to climb, it is good to remember the presence of our friends, our family, our potential companions or assistants. In this relational message on perseverance, we note that not all of us can perform as soloists. Some of us fare better in a choir or a band. Such a combo can lift up a greater sound together than any of its members could do alone. Speaker: Rev Jim VanderWeele
“If I were a member of a congregation about to seek a new minister, what qualities would I like to see in that person and what priorities would I assign to those qualities?” David Pohl, a previous director of the UUA’s Department of Ministry, has asked that question and proposed a “top ten list” that we will take a look at. Speaker: Warren Jessop, Northlake member
This service followed the format of a New Orleans Jazz Funeral. It offers an opportunity to enjoy the description of these rites of passage, and to ceremonially let go of items that troubled us in the year just passed. We were so pleased to have the Portage Bay Big Band join us for this service. Speaker: Jim VanderWeele, Northlake’s interim minister.
