Sunday, August 20, 2017 – The Longer View

Sunday, August 20, at 11:00 a.m. – The Longer View – “Whatever discouragement, pessimism, and despair there may be today is often a result of too great absorption in the present,” wrote George R. Dodson in the early 20th century. “The gloom due to the short sight is dissipated by the courage, hope, and faith that come with the long view.” At this critical time in history, only a longer view will save us from despair. Rev. Stefan Jonasson

Services are in the Gimli Unitarian Church's landmark building at 76 Second Avenue, near Centre Street. Dress is casual — after all, it's summer!

Looking across Axarfjörður from Tjörnes. (Photo by Stefan Jonasson.)

Sunday, August 6, 2017 – Thought and Memory

Sunday, August 6, at 11:00 a.m. – Thought and Memory – In old Norse mythology, the two ravens who perch of Óðinn’s shoulders are called Huginn and Muninn – “Thought and Memory” – and they fly over the world daily. According to an ancient verse, Óðinn says, “I fear for Thought, that he may not return / But I fear more for Memory.” On Íslendingadagurinn weekend, we will consider this wisdom from the ancient manuscripts. Rev. Stefan Jonasson 

Services are in the Gimli Unitarian Church's landmark building at 76 Second Avenue, near Centre Street. Dress is casual — after all, it's summer!

The Norse god Óðinn flanked by his ravens, Huginn and Muninn,
from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript.