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The Power of Not Sleeping Well 

I haven’t slept well for a good while – especially since Charleston, WV’s City Council criminalized harm reduction three springs ago, in a 24-1 vote. What would it look like if we acted as if we lived in the Overdose Capital of America?

Renewal and New Beginnings

Come worship with us with all that we carry…joys and sorrows, hopes and doubts, accomplishments and failures. Be with us as we open our hearts to the joy of Easter and to the hope that this season brings.Bring the kiddos, we will have an Easter Egg hunt for RE.

Fortune and Her Wheel

reflections on the role of luck in public and private life, drawing on mythology, medieval poetry, and philosophy. Rick Wilson has worked issues affecting low income and working families in WV for over 30 years and is now US economic justice director for the American Friends Service Committee. He’s a lifelong resident of WV, a … Continue reading Fortune and Her Wheel

Some Lessons West Virginia Taught Me…and a Few Others I’m Still Figuring Out

There was so much I hadn’t yet learned about life and ministry and America before I arrived in Charleston in February 2014.  West Virginia, and great people of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charleston, helped me get a lot smarter – and I’ve tried to apply those lessons ever since.   Come by to join in … Continue reading Some Lessons West Virginia Taught Me…and a Few Others I’m Still Figuring Out

“Both Sides Now”

Taking inspiration from Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” Paul will reflect on Love, Life, and Clouds.

Stone Action Group

Our recently formed UUC Stone Action Group will talk about the work they have done and how you can help!

Burning Bowl

This Sunday, come join us for our Fire Communion or Burning Bowl ritual. We will let the past turn to ash as we head into the new year.

The Bread of Time

Is bread a foundation for our cultures and sacred endeavours? Or is it mere flour and oil? Besides tasting good and relieving our hunger, is bread important? Let’s think about it. Stories from various civilizations and faiths will examine that question. We will end with a “Sharing of Bread”. Would you please bring some bread … Continue reading The Bread of Time