Join Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning at the UU Church in Waterville, Maine.
Sunday, January 28th, 2024
69 Silver Street Waterville, Maine
Time: 10:00 AM(Eastern)
Thought for contemplation:
“What if hospitality were the pillar of our Faith?”
~ Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning
All those peaceably seeking spiritual solace are welcome!
Attend in person or Online:
#LivingLifeAsAPrayer
NOTE from Twinkle’s Place Board of Directors: As we commence our search for an additional Twinkle’s Place location, we will be updating this website to reflect the next incarnation of Twinkle’s Place. Twinkle will continue to offer musings along with sharing some of her personal reflections and experiences. We know, based on your emails and letters, how important that has been to many of you. That said, much of our content will shift back towards promoting our upcoming events and features on our in-house guests including our resident artists and retreat and workshop facilitators both in Rockwood and at our new location as well once it is established. We look forward to finding our new location just as soon as possible and will continue to update everyone on our search progress. Thank you for your patience, and for your support especially over the past few years. We look forward to what the next year will manifest.
Be sure to check out our upcoming events at Moosehead Lake Retreats!
“Twinkle” Marie Manning is honored to be selected to participate in Bangor’s wonderful Book Fair and Literary Festival. Be sure to go out to see her there, as well as the other amazing Maine Authors! Join Us! Saturday, December 9th at the Bangor Public Library.
Today is serene, the air is crisp, the sky is blue and the sun is shining.
Rockwood, Maine had its first real snow storm of the year last night.
Winter has arrived early.
The Dark Season is here.
Grateful to be Waterville UU’s contract Minister for another year. Beautiful church and beautiful congregation. #Blessed
It has been four years since my sister took this picture. Four years since we were called to the hospital. Four years since we prayed in desperation to Gods that not all of us believe in. Four years since we asked everyone we knew to pray with us. And, by “pray”- I mean beg, bargain and plead to any and all unseen forces that may take pity upon us and change this tragic course that was unfolding swiftly in dazed slow motion. Four years since we waited vigil by his bedside for four days for good news that would never come. Four years since we had to say goodbye to this earth angel. Four years since all our lives were devastated by the loss of Riley. Four years and the anguish still accompanies this week like an unrelenting shadow even in the noontime sun. Four years.
#WhenYourSonDies
#CherishYourLovedOnes
#EveryMomentCounts
#LifeIsPrecious
#YouHavingLivedChangedEverything
#YouHavingDiedChangedEverything
#FSeptember
#Grief
#GriefSpeaksOut
#LivingLifeAsAPrayer
Riley Dai June 9th, 1997-September 20th, 2019
Twinkle is eager to resume services in Waterville.
Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning has served the UU congregation in Waterville, Maine as the contract minister since September 2022 and will continue through to June 2024. Known to us by her nickname “Twinkle,” she is an ordained interfaith minister whose personal theology is that of “Living Life as a Prayer.”
August has continued to see lots and lots (loads and loads) of rain! Tuesday evening vespers services (Contemplative Services) have grown a bit of a following and it is a delight to watch this small ministry grow. Soon Twinkle will be returning to her regular contract with the Waterville Universalist church where she leads services twice per month September thru June. She is also going to be launching a new Empowering Women Maine Salon Style Gatherings. (more on that in future posts).
Twinkle took this photo one evening. She says, “While on Kineo this beach has the best vantage point for the most gorgeous sunsets!” She and her friends have spent quite a bit of time on-Island as they prepare for the next phases of Melusine’s Haven. Stay tuned for more exciting news to come for Melusine’s Haven as well for new Twinkle’s Place new location plans.
So far at the lake it has been rainy much of July. Even so, have managed some time on the boat and over to Kineo. Twinkle is delighted to support a Melusine’s Haven being established there and hope to soon have clearing begun and the driveway put in. This picture is the back of Kineo Mountain as viewed from Pebble Beach, just down the road from Melusine’s Haven.
Twinkle’s services at the Historic Log Chapel have been well received. She has one more Sunday service this month and will continue to offer her Tuesday evening Contemplative Services throughout the summer.
#LivingLifeAsAPrayer
Join Us this Sunday, June 25th ! in person + online 10:00AM Eastern.
69 Silver Street, Waterville, Maine
Theme: “Our Favorite Things”
This service will explore what we like most about our lives and our communities, about what our spiritual communities offer to us, and also about the sources of our Faith.
We will come to understand why the things in our lives that matter to us, matter to us.
And, we will look at examples in psychology, history, symbolism and synchronicity that help explain why humans assign value and honor with ritual that which is most important to us, personally and in the groups we are part of.
www.uucwaterville.com (link to Online Service)
#LivingLifeAsAPrayer
#InterfaithService
#UUWaterville
#whythingsmatter
#ourfavoritethings