Rev. Laura Shennum

Leaving Scare City Behind

Fear has the ability to shape our perceptions of the world around us. It can cause us to see scarcity, instead of abundance. We will explore how we shape our perceptions to open up to abundance and leave scarcity behind.  

A Touchy, Feely World

We all experience touch in different ways. It can be a comfort or it can be a harm. We will explore our relationship with touch and how it affects our relationships with each other.  

Wired for Sound & Sight

We will explore the relationship music has in our experience of hearing and seeing. How does that relationship impact our lives and how is it used in our society? Join us for a fun exploration of these two senses.  

Losing Our Senses

Many factors can have an impact on the loss of our sensual experience. How does it impact our lives when we can’t hear or see or taste, etc? How can we support and allow for people to be supported in their loss? We will work through an activity together to help us understand.  

Reasoning Away Our Senses

When the Age of Reason entered into humanity, there was an inclination to no longer trust or put faith in our sensual experience. How has that shaped our society and our interactions with each other? How can we incorporate both our intellectual and sensual experiences into our life and our faith?  

Nurturing Humanity Through Acts of Kindness

Sometimes it is the small things we do which impact people’s lives the greatest. This morning, we will cultivate together practices to offer kindness to others in times of joy and pain.  

Our Life Journey

In the story “The Giving Tree,” the tree gives the boy everything it has to help the boy, including its life. We will explore how this story can be re-written to empower the boy and the tree throughout their life journey. We will look deeper into how this informs us in nurturing each other.  

Nurturing Healthy Sexuality

People are physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual beings. We honor these in many ways. Often, we forget and try to ignore we are sexual beings as well. In this time of more and more #MeToo stories coming to light, how do we find a way to nurture healthy sexuality in our lives and in our … Continued

Christmas Eve: A Holy Story

Our 7pm evening service will be about the story of Jesus’ birth as a holy story and one to be celebrated. Join us as we gather to celebrate in story and song.  

A Service of Light

We will celebrate those throughout history and modern times who have brought light to our world.