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Services

This Week's Service

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

10:30 a.m.

 

Worship Leader:  Reverend Douglas McCusker
Topic:  "A New Planetary Consciousness"
Musicians:  Laura Josephs Lemm and All Souls Choir

 

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"A New Planetary Consciousness: Our ancient ancestors saw the Earth as a living, conscious organism filled with spirits that sometimes worked together and at other times battled for primacy. But then humanity domesticated the spirits, and the planet became a dead carcass where we could extract whatever we chose. This resulted in separating us from each other and from the Web of Life. If we are to find our way out of no-way, we must reunite with the Infinite Spirit of Life that never went away. We must awaken to a planetary consciousness where connection and awe meet the logic and creativity of the modern world; to a greater understanding of how our collective fates are tied together. Join us for our flower communion as we celebrate our unity with all things."
 

Rev. Douglas McCusker (he/him) is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He served two congregations as their minister: UU Congregation of Rockville, MD and the UU Fellowship of Fredericksburg, VA. He also led a Unitarian Universalist group at a men’s prison in Virginia. He is on the Nature staff and Healthy Relations team of the Southeast UU Summer Institute - SUUSI. Whenever he gets the chance, he leads groups in an outdoor sensory immersion practice known as Forest Bathing. Rev. Doug and his spouse Marie, live in North Adams, MA.

 

Laura Josephs Lemm is very happy to join the Choir at All Souls!  She lives in Greenfield with her husband Eric, five-year-old son Jordan, and epic downstairs housemate, Lynda.  She loves making music of any variety, and most of her training is in classical piano.  She is currently developing a musical version of typewriter rodeo, where you give her subject matter and she creates a personalized song for you on the spot... and she needs practice if you're interested!

 

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Board Clerk Kate Mason lights candles during the Joys and Concerns portion of our Sunday service.

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