Thought for Contemplation

February 12, 2025Blog, Ministry, Promotions for Friends and Colleagues, Worship Servicestwinkle

“The Universes doesn’t care what we do, it cares who we help.”” – Caroline Myss

We will see how our Thought for Contemplation ties in with this week’s service

Theme: “Heaven on Earth”

The world stage, and in our country at large, we bear witness daily to the strife and chaos that exist because those in positions of power seek to create divisions and hardships. It can be easy to get caught up in it and allow anxiety and even anger to reign in our hearts and minds.Yet, that gives even more power to oppressors. Now, as ever, it is vital to remember that
we are fortunate to have authority to direct our thoughts and our actions towards the kinds of outcomes we desire. More importantly, we must remember that we are not alone. That we, together, have the ability to create Heaven on Earth.

Join us Sunday, February 16th at 10:00 AM

UPDATE: Due to weather warnings our service will be online this week. JOIN US via ZOOM:

.https://uucwaterville.com

Thought for Contemplation

February 3, 2025Blog, Promotions for Friends and Colleagues, Worship Servicestwinkle

Thought for Contemplation:

“All that you touch

You Change.

All that you Change

Changes you.

The only lasting truth

Is Change.”

– Octavia Butler

Join us this week on Sunday, February 9th as we explore the

Theme: “Sustaining Through Change”

Change permeates the human experience and the world we live in. Yet, even with the natural realities of change, we tend to resist it, often to our detriment and the detriment of others. This service explores ways to approach inevitable change positively.

UU Waterville, Maine, 69 Silver Street 10:00AM

A Theme of Friendship this week!

January 27, 2025Ministry, Music for the Soul, Promotions for Friends and Colleagues, Sermonstwinkle

This week the UU Church of Waterville will be hosting its monthly Coffee House Service.

Kathy McKay and Rachel Marsh-Sachs are co-leading the service and have chosen the Thought for Contemplation:

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”

―Elbert Hubbard

Plan to attend at 10:00am 69 silver Street, Waterville, ME.

Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning delivered a service about Friendship and we are re-sharing it again here this week:

Original “Roses in Winter” Sermon + Sermon delivered on February 26th, 2023:

Roses in Winter (a sermon about friendship)

Contemplative Service Outline:

Contemplative Service Materials – Roses in Winter

Thought for Contemplation

January 20, 2025Blog, Promotions for Friends and Colleagues, Worship Servicestwinkle

This week’s Thoughts for Contemplation were selected by Dennis Perkins.

“Twinkle” has the honor of co-leading the upcoming worship service at the UU Church in Waterville with Dennis on Sunday, January 26th at 10:00am.

The theme is: “Stewards Recruiting for the Army of Light”

Thoughts for Contemplation:

“The universal divine organization and the natural system (is long and challenging)…

The seed does not at once become a tree; the embryo does not at once become a man; the mineral does not suddenly become a stone. No, they grow and develop gradually and attain the limit of perfection.”

~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

“We need a social vision that is as morally compelling as identity politics but does a better job of describing reality. We need a national narrative that points us to some ideal and gives each of us a noble role in pursuing it. That’s the gigantic cultural task that lies ahead.”

~ David Brooks

Thoughts for Contemplation

January 13, 2025Blog, Ministry, Promotions for Friends and Colleagues, Worship Servicestwinkle

This week we have two Thoughts for Contemplation in preparation for our MLK Service”

“What happens to a dream deferred?”

– Langston Hughes

“We must combine the toughness

of the serpent and the softness of the dove,

a tough mind and a tender heart.”

– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Join us along with our special guests the Colby Drummers on Sunday, January 19th, 2025 (10:00AM) at the UU Church of Waterville, Maine as we explore the theme:

“Beyond the Mountaintop”

Thought for Contemplation

January 6, 2025Blog, Ministry, Promotions for Friends and Colleaguestwinkle

This week we explore the power of Story!

Thought for Contemplation:

“The stories we love best do live in us forever.” – J.K. Rowling

Join us at the UU Church of Waterville, Maine:

Sunday, January 12th, 2025, (10:00AM)

Theme: “Once Upon a Time”

The power of Story has long been key to the sharing of knowledge.

Stories shed light in dark places. Stories may ease fear, or instill it. Some stories inform, others mislead. Stories can address critical issues, offer comfort, alight nostalgia, deepen understanding, make the profound accessible to all and provide inspiration. With the New Year ahead of us, we explore how the stories of our past have shaped us, and how we can write the scripts for our future.

Thought for Contemplation

December 27, 2024Blog, Contemplative Services, Ministry, Promotions for Friends and Colleaguestwinkle

The next two weeks, as we close out one year and welcome the next, we are exploring this Thought for Contemplation:

Thought for contemplation: “Does it seem like I’m looking for an answer to a question I can’t ask?” – Nora Jones, Nightingale

Join us in Florida as we explore the above thought within the

Theme: “Immeasurable Mysteries.” Twinkle is the guest speaker in:

Jacksonville on December 29th, 2024

Ormond Beach on January 5th, 2025

#LivingLifeAsAPrayer

#TwinklesPlace

Winter Solstice Online Service with Margaret Stewart!!

December 20, 2024Blog, Holidays and Holy Days, Ministry, Worship Servicestwinkle

Click the link to view entire service with Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning and Margaret Stewart.

2024 Winter Solstice

Mark Your Calendars, Florida

December 10, 2024Blog, Contemplative Services, Ministry, Promotions for Friends and Colleagues, Worship Servicestwinkle

Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning will be the Worship Leader in Jacksonville on December 29th, 2024 AND in Ormond Beach on January 5th, 2025. Please Join Us!!