What’s Your Story?
Storytelling has always been an important part of being human. So important, in fact, that stories are a key way for us to understand ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Today, we reflect on how we write our own stories, how we tell them, and how we can use stories to build a better future and a better world. Nellie Eastman leads the service with Sarah Vanderwicken as Worship Associate. Gregory Shifrin is our pianist.
Nellie Eastman is a transgender woman, a mother, a lover, and a fighter. She cares fiercely for her family, friends, loved ones, and community, and strives to make the lives of everyone around her just a little bit better, or at least a little more entertaining. She has two wonderful children that she is raising in partnership with her friend and Coparent. She lives in Chicago with her nesting partner, and stays out of trouble. …Most of the time.
Today’s offering will be shared with Zacharias Center, which works to mobilize the community toward ending systemic sexual violence while amplifying the voice of survivors through trauma-informed care, advocacy, and prevention education.
Upcoming Services
8/2/2026 – Rev. Jules Taylor, Dreamers
8/9/2026 – Dr. Elizabeth Mace, Sounds of Silence
8/16/2026 – Ryland Rich, Imperceptible Song
8/23/2026 – Rev. Susan Frances
