Nature Sunday at UCH

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Sunday, May 31 is Nature Sunday at the United Church of Hayward, UCC. There will be no Zoom Worship on that day. Instead, we invite everyone to get out into nature that day, be it in someone’s yard, a public garden, or a park. Explore and take time to sit and just be. You may also want to journal.

Here are some suggestions for your time in nature:

  • Be open and pay attention to what draws you. What makes your heart sing? What strikes you? How and where in your body do you feel it?

  • Consider what speaks to you. What is the message?

  • Pick one item, a blossom, leaf or blade of grass for example, and concentrate on it for a few minutes. What do you see? What does it tell you?

  • Is there a question in your life you are struggling with? Be still and wait to see if the answer presents itself.

  • Nature is full of plants. What other life is there? What else can you see? Sit still and listen: What can you hear?

Use your phone to take some pictures. On June 7 during worship, we will share our experiences in nature. Choose one of your pictures to use as your Zoom background that day.