The first Refresh and Revive Meditation Service will take place on June 17at 7:00 p.m. Fourth U’s music and meditation services continue!
Join co-leaders Rev. Beth Putnam, Fourth U Affiliate Community Minister, and Tom McGuinness, Fourth U Music Director, for brief services of reflection built around music, poetry and silence offered one Wednesday a month at 7:00 p.m. at Fourth U.
Each month will focus on a different spiritual tradition. Here are the topics for this summer:
- June 17th – Earth-based traditions can connect us to a sense of our place in time and space, especially by focusing our attention on the changes in the world around us. The Summer Solstice celebrates the beginning of summer, come celebrate with chants and reflection.
- July 15th- In many Buddhist traditions, sitting meditation combines chant meditation and silent meditation to expand each participant’s consciousness of themselves and their connection to the world. Come share an evening of mantra chanting and silent meditation with others.
- August 19th- Summer is time when many of us explore nature, come explore nature inside our own heads at Refresh and Revive. This nature meditation will combine simple songs with the poetry of Mary Oliver and times of silence.
June 7: “One Piece of a Larger Puzzle” – Religious Exploration Service
On Wednesday, December 17, we continue our new monthly worship series of music and meditation modeled on a style of ecumenical prayer begun in Taizé, France almost 70 years ago. At Fourth U, the evening will consist of song, spoken verse, and quiet reflection by candlelight. Please gather with us in the sanctuary from 7:00 to 7:45 pm.
New Moon Sister Circles (for women only) provide a safe and sacred space each month to honor our connection to the Earth, to the cycles of the Moon, to our deepest selves and to each other. This month’s circle will take place on November 24. Call Deborah Roth at 212.665.9660 for upcoming dates and more information.
Join in the Water Communion Ceremony and bring water to the morning service on Sunday, November 30. This ceremony involves merging waters from many places into one bowl to symbolize the merger of community and a blessing of the waters. Please bring water from as many places and as far away as you can. Water will also be available if you can’t bring water of your own.
Are you looking to develop your spirit and personal ministry, and to deepen your relationship with your fellow parishioners here at Fourth U? There are opportunities now to do just that and we welcome your joining in our shared ministry as a way to help yourself and to help us as well. If you are interested in working with our young people, please contact Lisa Stiffler, who is developing this ministry with our youth. Please talk with Spiritt if you would like to be part of the ministry that takes care of our finances — an important calling that you can share with others and that will help your personal growth as well. And if there is a way you believe that your calling is in helping us to communicate with the world outside of our walls, to let them know what we are doing and why, please contact Robert McNatt. You can find us after services, listed in the church directory, or you can let Alex in the church office know that you are interested in these ministries and he will let us know. In the ministry of all souls every one of us can play a part.
