Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81507551772 Meeting ID: 815 0755 1772 To connect by phone dial: +1 646 558 8656 International Women’s Day Recognizing and Celebrating Women Opening Song: Power of Women by Karen Drucker https://youtu.be/M5cOY2t-OZA?si=3P2hwDDvkhFOuwG7  Opening Prayer: An International Women’s Day Prayer Divine Mother, as we come to the end of Women’s History Month, we embrace the divine feminine energy that flows through all women. We recognize the nurturing, compassionate, and intuitive qualities that You have bestowed upon them. We pray that women may emb ..read more

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155  phone-in for (audio only) Phone Number: (646) 558-8656 Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155 The Woman at the Well Moment of Peace Welcome and Theme:   Good morning and welcome to the Upper Room. This morning, we celebrate the third Sunday in Lent. The concept of Living Water plays a large role in Judeo-Christian imagery and rites. It also exists in other religions and indigenous spiritual traditions.  It represents holiness, God’s grace and the presence (outpouring) of the Holy Spirit. Water that running or flowing from a natu ..read more

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155  phone-in for (audio only) Phone Number: (646) 558-8656 Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155 Welcome and Theme:   Welcome to this gathering of dear friends, the Upper Room Community.  Tonight we ponder the lost, the found, and what they have to do with the Kin-dom of God. Opening Prayer:  Beloved, we believe that each one of us is vital to the whole of creation; that we are on this earth at this particular time because we are needed here now.  We seek your wisdom to live out the mission set before us as essential buil ..read more

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81507551772 Meeting ID: 815 0755 1772 To connect by phone dial: +1 646 558 8656 Joy in Lent Welcome tonight as we look forward to Springtime and the rebirthing of the Earth. Tonight, we continue the period of preparation for Easter, celebrated this year on April 20th. How can we prepare differently this year? Can we use this opportunity to refocus our commitment to our spiritual journey but in a lighter, more joyful way?  This is a great time for some spring cleaning and decluttering to lighten our loads and make room for what we do want t ..read more

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155  phone-in for (audio only) Phone Number: (646) 558-8656 Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155 Second Weekend of Lent—Arise Julie Welcome! Welcome to you all! We are so happy to have you join us this afternoon as we contemplate how we bring each other back to life.  Opening Prayer: Let us pray. Holy One, you show us how to love and for care for each other, in this life and the next. May we live your love always. AMEN. Opening Song: All Are Welcome by Marty Haugen https://youtu.be/qRcdtSrHzp0 LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING: A Reading f ..read more

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155  phone-in for (audio only) Phone Number: (646) 558-8656 Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155 Feast of the Transfiguration Welcome Presider 1: Welcome to our liturgy for the second Sunday in Lent. Today as we journey to Mt. Tabor we are blessed by Jesus’ radiance that illuminates our hearts.  We pray to become beacons of love and hope as we transform that light offering it to others and to our world in need.  Opening Prayer   Presider 2: Holy One, as we gather in prayer, we open our hearts to Your presence. May your light ..read more

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81507551772 Meeting ID: 815 0755 1772 To connect by phone dial: +1 646 558 8656 Celtic Wisdom Welcome: As we approach the feast of St. Patrick, let us spend a few moments reflecting on the love and light that surround us, giving us a deep appreciation for the life we have, and the person or people who are Anam Cara, “soul friend” to me.   Opening Song: I Arise Today (The Deer’s Cry) by Rita Connolly https://youtu.be/xeVEGOPjJXQ  Opening Prayer:  May the angels of light glisten for us this day May the sparks of God’s beauty ..read more

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512159155  phone-in for (audio only) Phone Number: (646) 558-8656 Meeting ID: 825 1215 9155 Welcome and Theme Welcome to the Upper Room’s liturgy for the first Sunday in Lent. As we begin the season of Lent, we are called into a deeper awareness of who we truly are before the Holy One. The Gospel today presents Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, which is not just about resisting sin but about rejecting the illusions of the false self and living in radical trust in God. Many of us participated in a book discussion of Richard Rohr’s book Falli ..read more

  The Hebrew letter MEM Welcome:  Our readings tonight talk about wandering around the desert for 40 days or 40 nights.  Perhaps the readings are about our own wanderings.  Opening Prayer: Holy One, you are with us always, whether we are aware of your presence or off on some new crisis of life. With you we are with each other, standing in solidarity as we journey.  Amen. Opening Song: Be Not Afraid by  https://youtu.be/_H_kgDXcKIw?si=3VoyQm6jUqLqoKuI  LITURGY OF THE WORD   Reading 1: A reading from the book o ..read more

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81507551772 Meeting ID: 815 0755 1772 To connect by phone dial: +1 646 558 8656 Welcome: We gather this evening as we set out on the 40-day journey that is the season of Lent.  You are welcome here.  All are welcome here, as we begin our walk together. Opening Prayer: Holy One, the times we find ourselves in are like murky water, still and deep.  We stand at the water’s edge, pebbles in our hands, ready to stir up those waters, ready to make change.  We ask for the courage to act in your Love, which is the source of all healing ..read more