Join us in person or online for “Mothering Mothers” service at 10:00AM on Sunday, May 14th, 2023
A Mother’s Day service that spotlights the challenges of mothers (of all ages and phases–gestation through empty nest and everything in between and beyond) as well as ways in which mothers can best be supported and honored, including how they can support and honor themselves.
Thought for Contemplation:
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver
Theme: “Fold as You Go!” – Life. It is full of distractions, hopes, dreams, triumphs and struggles. We can easily get weighed down, overwhelmed and lose focus on what is most important. Let’s explore ways to navigate to ensure lives well-lived.
Twinkle will be Zooming into this service from Florida!!
Theme: “The Operator’s Manual for Planet Earth”: This out-of-the-box service contemplates Earth as a classroom and presents The Matos Mantras as channeled by D. Trinidad Hunt.
Worship Leader: Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning
Thought for contemplation : “When a spirit inhabits a physical body a state of amnesia sets in.” – D. Trinidad Hunt
Join us in-person or online at the Universalist Church in Waterville Maine.
“It is possible, practical and incumbent to hold these two truths: – The holidays are wonderful, merry and bright. – The holidays are hard, dark and dreary. For some, it’s one or the other. For most, it’s both.”
~ Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning
“For those who are hurting, lonely or sad this time of year, and for those who wish to support those who are, this service is for you. A time and place to hold grief sacred during the holiday season. Whether it is your Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa or Solstice and Yule, the holiday season, while filled with light, can create palpable darkness. Together may we offer comfort and solace.”
Order of Worship for the Service:
This service was recorded at the Universalist Church in Waterville, Maine on December 18th – where Twinkle is the contract minister serving the congregation in worship leadership twice a month until June 2023. Interfaith services such as this are Twinkle’s trademark in a landscape of religious and spiritual diversity. Check Twinkle’s PlaceUpcoming Events and Gatherings page for information about 2023 Services, Retreats, Workshops and more.
For many years Twinkle has hosted Blue Christmas gatherings during the holiday season. In 2020 she published a Blue Christmas Reflection Book.
The Reverend “Twinkle” Marie Manning will present the following services during the 2022-2023 service year from September 2022 through June 2023. Join Us!
Above pictured at the Community Universalist Church of Waterville in Maine
Each worship service will be presented on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month in Waterville (live in-person or via Zoom) (except December will be the 1st & 3rd Sundays). 10:00AM69 Silver Street, Waterville, Maine. The Wednesday following the live worship service Twinkle will host a Contemplative Service (online – typically in Rockwood) with the same theme, and a replay of that recording on the next Sunday. Visit Twinkle’s Place Calendar Page for dates and links.
Visit the following websites for additional details:
– The Edge of Summer – Anam Ċara & the Divine Echo – The Shoreline of Courage – Amalek Within – Death Changes Everything – Thanksgiving – Got Leftovers?
– Damascus Experiences – Blue Christmas – Envisioning a Year – Operator’s Manual – Let’s Talk About Sex! – Roses in Winter
– Sacred Rebels – Fold as You Go – In Our Own Image – Love the Land You’re With
February 13, 2022 Sunday Service at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor Maine. Led by Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning on the topic of “Ever Widening Circles.” Music by Linda Smith Koehler performed by Linda and Women With Wings.
