A Great “Talk Story”!

Aloha mai kākou,

Our Talk Story after our “Mind, Heart, & Soul Continuum – from Youth to Elder” service was lively and productive! Here are 5 ideas that came from  about 20 of us gathered in the Study, talking about opportunities and acknowledgment we might offer across the age continuum.

In Talk Story:

1) Restoring “singing the children out” in our church services – I will discuss this with the choir today. 🙂
2) Beginning “Story Circles” convened for folks to share personal stories that would deepen understanding of their experiences and intimacy – please email me if you would like to join a monthly “Story Circle” group, noting whether you prefer in-person or Zoom, and day and time best for you.
3) Need for deeper theology and understanding of UU –  We discussed ways adult education may help. We may elicit information to direct the focus via a Sunday service discussion with a survey administered during the service, or through an online survey. Stay tuned and please share your ideas.
4) Collaboration with community groups – This Sunday, our member, Zac Fraser, leads the “Revolutionary Optimism” service.  We have decided to add a bento box lunch and a “Community Talk Story” session, and we are inviting community groups hoping to spur dynamic, positive collaboration. Please tell your friends, all are welcome!
5) Pastoral care and other services that could help our members. This past week we convened our group, including Martina Queenth, Gabe Tiogangco, Nancy Schildt, Jim LoPresti, Lorraine Fay (as senior advisor), and me. We decided to create a church service on May 10th to introduce our members to what pastoral care can be. We are also creating an online resource guide to provide members with easy-to-find information on community services, and we will begin considering services in addition to pastoral care that we hear are needed, such as rides to church services and meetings. Please share your ideas on any of this.

It is a joy to work with you, mahalo for all you do!

Rev. Deborah