Monthly Archives: May 2017

September 11th Vigil in Manson Park

We Gather Together.
In honor of the lives of those who died as a result of the terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001, and to promote peace in our world, a sacred and prayerful space near the beautiful Sebasticook River will be available for our BikeMaine visitors in Manson Park should any wish to pause for a moment and reflect on this day.
This vigil event is also open to the public for all who wish to attend.

The vigil space hosted by Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning will be open from 5:00am-8:00am and have a multi-faith clergy presence.

Additionally, at 7:00am, clergy will share in a collaborative prayer creating a tapestry of love and hope on this day.

If you are clergy and would like to participate, or should you want more information, please email:

TwinkleManning@gmail.com

 
Please VISIT THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for updates.

Super heroes in our midst

Wherever you are on your path, you can be a super hero!  What gifts do you have, share them.  Regardless of perceived limitations, we can all make a positive difference!

A writer for Reader’s Digest magazine interviewed Christopher Reeve near the end of his life, in 2004, and asked him why he had joined a Unitarian church.

He answered,

“It gives me a moral compass. I often refer to Abe Lincoln, who said, ‘When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. And that is my religion.’ I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don’t know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.”

Christopher Reeve showed what a real-life hero is: a person who listens to the voice inside them, and acts when that voice tells them the right thing to do.

“What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely.”

Reference resources:

Christopher Reeve: A Life for All Seasons – October 31, 2004

http://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/children/journeys/session3/132246.shtml

The Gospel According to Christopher Reeve – Unitarian Universalism