Our November Share the Plate is: The Sharing Locker The Sharing Locker is one of Westminster’s outreach projects and has been in operation since February 2010. We reach out to anyone in Washington or Kent County as well as Cranston residents who are experiencing a need for assistance with non-food products and/or pet food. The … Continue reading Summer Share the Plate – November 2025

Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, “A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of others, living and dead, and that I must exert my self in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.” Indeed it … Continue reading Nurturing Gratitude

Order of Service 9:00 AM We Remember Them Led by Deborah Bennett Centering Thought: “All grief is complicated unless someone dies at 99 years old and got along with everyone perfectly, and got to say complete and loving goodbyes. Life is complicated and so is grief.” ~David Kessler Thank you to this morning’s Worship Team  Pianist:  … Continue reading Order of Service

A long time ago, there was a woman named Kisa Gotami who lived in a small village. She had a baby boy who she loved more than anything in the world. She held him close every day, sang him songs, and dreamed of watching him grow up. But one day, her baby got very sick, … Continue reading The Mustard Seed: A Story About Compassion

Buddhist author and teacher, Pema Chödrön wrote, “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” Her words are at the heart … Continue reading Cultivating Compassion

Author Toko-Pa Turner wrote: “Our longing for community is so powerful that it can drive us to join groups, relationships, or systems of belief that give a false impression of belonging. These places of false belonging grant us conditional membership, requiring us to cut parts of ourselves off in order to fit in.” How true! … Continue reading Fitting In or Belonging?

Our September / October Share the Plate Recipient is; The Womxn Project Education Fund The Womxn Project Education Fund works through 3 pillars of activism to protect those whose reproductive rights are in danger. LGBTQIA+ discrimination, and who may not be able to receive the care they desire due to governmental constraints. We are building … Continue reading September – October Share the Plate 2025

Taking ourselves too seriously is one of the great sorrows of our lives. Yes, intense, sad, unjust things are happening all the time, but the spirit loves to be lightened and humor is one of the greatest ways to do it. Studies show that humor heals and can sooth our stress – ask Dr. Patch … Continue reading Minister’s Musings on Joy

Our April Share the Plate Recipient; Climate Action RI is an action group focused specifically on climate change and what can be done on national, local, and individual levels. Based in Rhode Island, it is a local 350.org affiliate. Climate Action RI is committed to climate and environmental justice across all sectors to foster a … Continue reading April Share the Plate

After experiencing some time down with illness the past few weeks and knowing we were entering the month to explore the practice of trust, I found myself frequently asking: “what does trust in a situation like this even mean”? Did I “trust” that I would get well? Yes, and yet …  And yet, as I … Continue reading In This I Trust