In celebration of this Triple Anniversary year (120 years of our founding, 50 years in this building, 50 years of the merger of Unitarian and Universalism) our congregation created a mosaic Tree of Life.
The tree’s leaves were created by all ages, using bits and pieces of broken ceramics, jewelry, glass, stone, precious personal and significant items,
including fragments of the Berlin Wall, pieces from Auschwitz, a beloved dog’s license tag, a father’s watch face, pieces of great grandmother’s china, a key to the front door of a loved home and so much more.
The congregation gathered the pieces and wrote of their significance, bringing the pieces to the common table in Sunday Services. The pieces became our shared resources for creating the mosaic. Mosaic artist Kim Larson guided us in workshops over the summer.
The tree holds 200 leaves. The trunk is formed by more of our pieces. Pieces of mirror are part of the tree so the tree reflects whatever is going on and whoever is before it.
You can read what members wrote about the significance of the broken pieces in the right sidebar. Also, what people wrote about the “glue that holds us together” as well as people’s visions for what they want to nurture and grow in this community.
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We invite you to enjoy the slideshow which chronicles the creation of our Tree of Life in photographs and to read about the meaning of our broken pieces displayed in the right sidebar. May you discover our congregation’s joy and strength of spirit moving in you.
Unitarian Universalists are mosaic makers.
We draw from many sources world religions, the sciences, literature, the lives of prophetic men and women and from personal experience. Each of us has pieces of the truth and we need one another to be more whole.
We believe in mending … read more.
What are we making together? What new growth do you want to nurture at UUCB
Mid week Community, Beyond Sundays
We are making a picture of our community, a reminder of our common purpose and our interconnectedness, a bond, a step towards healing, our hope for a … read more.
What is the “glue” that holds us together?
Friendliness, caring, love, activities, respect
Family (close & extended), progressive movement, love, singing dancing & making music of all kinds
Song around the fire, voices in the dark, call across the oceans, hands from heart to heart
Family, friends, and love
Our … read more.
What our members shared about the broken pieces (tesserae) given to create the Tree of Life mosaic:
This broken pot was a project in the Tree of Life training. We sculpted something we need from our root system. I bring the broken pot with the hope … read more.
