“Litha (Summer Solstice),” Ali Hammington, June 21, 2020 - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

Summer solstice is normally a time of abundance. This year, it’s a time of pandemic. When we think about our sacred relationship with the Earth and with all living things, we cannot help but ask: what is being asked of us, and given to us, even now?

1 Welcome by Ali Hammington 0:00
2 Prelude “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles 0:46
3 Opening Words by Ali Hammington 3:57
4 Kindling the Chalice and Casting the Circle by Rev. Audrey Brooks 4:11
5 Invoking the Elements by Doug Eastwell 5:44
6 Sharing Abundance by Rhonda Jessen 7:35
7 “Mother Earth Song” by Dinean 8:37
8 Reflection by Ali Hammington, read by Gordon Ritchie 12:05
9 “Blue Boat Home” sung by Amy Broadbent 18:03
10 Elemental Release: Doug Eastwell 21:22
11 Extinguishing the Chalice 21:45
12 “May the Circle be Open” by Alice DeMichele 22:05
13 “Carry the Flame of Piece and Love” 24:45

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

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