March 23, at 10 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "In Our Hard Times: Stories of Learnings and Listening Together, Across the Generations"
Rev. Claudia Elferdink will explore what we can learn by listening to each other and learning how different generations coped with the challenges they faced and are facing now.
"Listening together, we learn how differently we experience our current challenging times. It can be hard to remember how each generation is shaped differently by the distinct political and cultural powers in their formative years," Elferdink said.
"Our elders, in the baby boomer generation, will share what they learned from confronting government power in the Vietnam and Civil Rights era. In contrast, people in younger generations such as Gens X, Y and Z, had very different political and economic experiences. Large college debt, difficulty finding jobs, and working without retirement or medical benefits gives us a another understanding of American life. Racism continues and the wealth gap grows. How do young people see and respond to current hard times? Hearing each other may help us understand our differences and may bring us more together," she added.
Rev. Claudia Elferdink is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City. She lives here with her spouse John Egnal, near their two children and five grandchildren.
For over three decades, she served in congregations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, first as a Director of Religious Education and then as a Parish Minster. She studied at Antioch Graduate School of Education in Philadelphia and received her M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School. She is currently the Co-Coordinator of the Reckoning International UU Histories Project.
Childcare is available every Sunday. Zoey Cronin will lead a formal children's program on second and fourth Sundays. This Sunday will be a Children's RE program.
Children are welcome to participate on any Sunday, but they will get the most out of the program if they attend second and fourth Sundays somewhat regularly. Family adults may stay for the children's program or attend the adult program. Children are encouraged to bring a small item that represents someone or something they are grateful for that week.
Please join us before the service for a drum circle commemorating one of the four solar festivals of the year. We'll be meeting on the Fellowship patio at 9:30 am for a Spring Equinox celebration. All are welcome. Bring your drums, rattles, bells, and other percussion instruments. Or else you can use your chanting voice and your dancing moves. No formal program - just let nature take its course!
There are speakers on the patio if you wish to enjoy the service outside.
UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:
Masks are now optional, but their use is encouraged. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio and in the building. Visitors are always welcome.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship, and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If you'd like to find out more, email
