Continuing VIUU’s October theme of “heritage”, guest speaker Carla Pryne will invite a conversation about the spirituality of place which is at the heart of why we love our island, and all our living kin here – all our ‘relations’ who call this place home. Carla V. Pryne is a retired Episcopal priest, living on … Continue reading Blessed by the Commons of Island Life
What is change? Is it good, or bad? Do we fear it or embrace it? Or both? Why? Over the years, has our experience of change – changed? Explore this month’s theme with Carla and each other. We will probe and ponder together this perplexing, inescapable, and ultimately beautifully mysterious fact of life. Bring with … Continue reading The Mystery and Imponderables of Change
Join us on Zoom: vashonislanduu.org/sunday If prompted to use a password, it is: 2020 For months now, and especially since the election, the word ‘healing’ has been surfacing over and over in public discourse, as well as in our communities and our households. What is the healing we are longing for? Since the election, what energies … Continue reading Healing in a Time of Cultural Fermentation: What’s Bubbling Up?
Please join us this Sunday for service and religious exploration. Carla Pryne presents “Resilience: Bouncing Back – or Not?” “I’m curious: what are the internal patterns which erode our resilience? I’m curious: what practices build up our ‘resiliency bank account?’ And most of all, I am curious: what helps us most when we get slammed, … Continue reading Resilience: Bouncing back – or not?
Join us at 9:45 a.m. as we welcome Carla Pryne and her talk on “Mary Oliver and the Poetics of Trust.” In RE this week, we’ll be exploring what it means to trust each other. The 3-6 yrs class will do a group art project of creating a rainbow together. The 7-14 yrs class will … Continue reading Sunday Service
Kinship, compassion and delight: reflections on our relationship with the natural world, especially the animals – both great and small. With Maury Islander Carla Pryne, retired Episcopal priest, co-founder and first Executive Director of Earth Ministry. Bring a photo or something that represents an animal dear to your heart, that you have a powerful connection … Continue reading Other Eyes Than Ours
