Service Description:
The story of Pandora’s Box is one that stretches back at least to the 6th century BC. A curious person opens up a mysterious “surprise” that they are intrigued with, only to find that it then causes chaos and destruction in their own life, and that of others around them. We all want to know secrets others hold. The question is: what happens when they are revealed, and are they really as lovely and fascinating as we imagined they might be? Or once exposed to us, do we have to deal with the unhappy surprises that emerge from their hiding place? The story has parallels for our own lives in 2025 that we might learn from, as we ponder promises made, and realities revealed. Come and join us for this journey of discovery.
Deborah Weiner is glad to be returning to First Parish Stoughton following her visit with us in November 2024. Deb is a Unitarian Universalist transitional ministries consultant and leader who has worked with congregations throughout the US and Canada. She is a lifelong UU and a credentialed interim religious educator focused on helping congregations in transition bring health and vitality to their ministries and congregational systems. She is also a coach and mentor to religious professionals, a writer and editor, an inspirational leader, public speaker, and team organizer. She has served in leadership roles for both the continental and New England Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) and the Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (AUUMM) as well as the Association of Unitarian Universalist Transitions Professionals (AUUTP). For more than twenty years, she was on the staff of the Unitarian Universalist Association. In her “copious spare time,” she operates a small catering business, The Delicious Dish, and can often be found performing in musical or theatrical productions in the greater Boston area. Deb lives in Lexington with her spouse, Ben Soule, also a lifelong UU; together they are parents to two daughters.
Topics: Meaning & Beliefs