His current week-long residency is sponsored by Oxford Soto Zen (visit www.oxford-soto-zen.org for more information), and coincides with an exhibit of his paintings at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center.
Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston, roshi, is a Soto Zen teacher and Abbott of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center, which he established in 1977. He is a Dharma successor of early Zen pioneer Zengaku Soyu Matsuoka, roshi, and also of Shohaku Okamura, roshi, Abbot of Sanshinji in Bloomington, Indiana. He has worked extensively in interfaith settings to develop mutual understanding and teach about Buddhism.
His current week-long residency is sponsored by Oxford Soto Zen (visit www.oxford-soto-zen.org for more information), and coincides with an exhibit of his paintings at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center.
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We will continue our theme of transitions this week by honoring those graduating from high school and college. One of our college graduates, Katie Lee, will give a talk titled “Afraid, and . . .,” which will address pushing forward despite uncertainty. Katie graduates with a BA in Psychology and has been singing with the UUCO chorus and working with our youth groups this past year.
We pause, in this season of transitions, to reflect on the past year at UUCO, as well as on the year to come. If worship lifts up that which is of worth and value, how do our various individual values and spiritual practices come together in our communal services?
As a lay led congregation, we participate in a wonderful aspect of Unitarian Universalism: we honor the thoughts and contributions of our members and friends, relying on them as we shape our Sunday mornings. Whether you arrive for the first time or the fiftieth, we invite you use your heart and both sides of your brain to join in our positive and meaningful exploration of such questions as: What brings us to UUCO this Sunday morning? What does UUCO bring to us on Sunday mornings? How can we blossom in programming and in spirit? |
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