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This Sunday with JCC: NOV 29 – ADVENT 1: HOPE

INTERFAITH GATHERING 8am •  Pavilion (behind Whitney Community Center) & Zoom link. Zoom link required. Gather for poetry & literature, prayer, conversation. VIRTUAL CHOIR PRACTICE (Zoom)9am •  Zoom link required. TREE DECORATING9am • JCC front lawnPutting up Advent symbols of hope (stars) on the first outdoor Advent tree. Community engagement will continue throughout the season[…]

Sat, Nov 28 Gratitude Reflection

Pay attention to darkness. What are the gifts that darkness brings to you? Shade provides respite from glaring light or extreme heat. Night permits sleep and rejuvenation. Shadows reveal depth. Darkness is, in some ways, the absence of light and color. In other ways, it is the blending of many hues to create a deeper,[…]

Fri, Nov 27 Gratitude Reflection

Give thanks for laughter. What makes you smile today? What tickles your sense of humor?          Laughter alleviates stress. Laughter expresses joy. Humor helps humans cope with the most challenging of circumstances. Laughter floods the body with good chemistry; it promotes healing and resilience.          Give thanks for what amuses, delights, or surprises you. Cherish[…]

Thurs, Nov 26 Gratitude Reflection (Thanksgiving Day)

Notice what is still and calm, without motion or activity. Give thanks for this aspect of your world.             A lake or pond, for instance, reflects like a mirror when still. It gives back the world to itself. It echoes and returns what is offered to it.             A boulder or stone ledge has no[…]

Wed, Nov 25 Gratitude Reflection

Give thanks for fear and anger. What do these emotions reveal to you?             Often our spiritual teachers, our advisors and guides and mentors, suggest that we speak to our difficult emotions such as anger and fear. This may be a time for journaling as an alternate form of conversation with one’s self. Or start[…]

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