Sunday Services 9:30 am, In-Person or Zoom
William James—the American philosopher and psychologist—helps explain why this feels so costly. He teaches us that distraction isn’t only a productivity problem. It’s a formation problem… your life isn’t only what happens to you. It’s what you let in. It’s what you linger on… With constant “sound bites” and “doom scrolling,” we do have to … Continue reading Age of Distraction
Director of Religious Education Colleen Hamilton will reflect on the activism of Autumn Peltier, who at age 12 represented the Wikwemkong in the Assembly of First Nations and confronted the Prime Minister of Canada about his his support for pipelines and failure to protect indigenous water rights. We will hear directly from Ms Peltier in a brief video and consider how we can … Continue reading Paying Attention to What Matters
In 1945, Toni Jackson, John Steinbeck’s editor, and a group of women activists protested Japanese American Incarceration and resisted racism in WW II California. Carolyn will speak about a documentary created by her team that examines how Monterey was one of the only communities that publicly welcomed their Japanese neighbors back from the incarceration centers … Continue reading Japanese American Incarceration – Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition
