Star Island is a non-profit organization under the auspices of the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Churches. They usually host various multi-day events on the island, just about a 40-minute boat ride off the coast of Portsmouth, NH. It’s a stunningly beautiful place.
This year, none of us will be able to visit, sadly, because of Covid-19. However the corporation (full disclosure! One of our members, Jeff Loewer, is on the board!) has decided to stream many of their usual lectures and events, including even vespers.
Pop over to their webpage for full details. But let me highlight one more event (beyond the beautiful, contemplative vespers service) and that is the UCC’s Rev. Traci Blackmon, an associate general minister for justice will be speaking on the importance of story, as in, “Until the lion tells his story, the hunter will always be the hero.” Her offering will be on August 13.
Rev. Blackmon was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Vermont Conference’s Spring Annual Meeting, until it was cancelled for reasons of pandemic.
Check it out: https://starisland.org/program/story-matters-an-offering-from-rev-traci-blackmon/
You can also take a look at the rest of the programs here.