Third Sunday: Storytelling
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We are people of story. Our traditions, religions, histories, and biographies are compilations of stories told and received, handed down, edited, redacted, metaphorized, dreamed up. It's how ancestors passon knowledge, how teachers inspire, and how we make narrative sense of the world. In pairs, in families, even in virtual communities, we use stories to learn about our world, our neighbors, and even ourselves. Our stories - happy, frightening, tragic, inspiring, comedic, ironic, explanatory, moral, etiological, entertaining, poetic, personal, universal - are integral to who we are, individually and together.
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At University Lutheran, we believe in the power of stories, and in the importance of telling them. We gather weekly around the stories of God and God's people. And, we believe that each story - of our fears, of our hopes, of our lives, of our families, of our undoing, of our renaissance, of our redemption - can be inspiring to us and to others . . . but only if that story is shared. The practice of storytelling (and of story-hearing) is an essential part of being human, and we want to encourage, uplift, facilitate, and gather around the telling and hearing of stories.
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So, Storytelling Night - monthly evenings of food, fellowship, and storytelling - resumes this spring. Each month, we'll meet for dinner and casual conversation before settling in to hear stories from each other (original or borrowed) on a particular topic, to be announced on this page ahead of time. Join us for Storytelling Nights on the Third Sunday of every month. We will gather at 7:00 pm in February and March, and at 6:00 pm otherwise. You can bring a story, improvise a story, or just come to listen to others' stories. All are welcome.
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We will gather for dinner, conversation, and storytelling at 6:00 pm on the 3rd Sundays of the month. Tell us a story about...
December 19, 2021: a book or movie you would like to be a character in
January 16, 2022: leaving home
February 20, 2022: a favorite book
Previous Storytelling Night themes include:
June 2017 - change, transitions, and evolutions
July 2017 - a time when you faced a fork in the road of your life and the path you took
August 2017 - an ancestor of yours
Sept 2017 - a fictional character who has meant something to you
November 2017 - a time you encountered a stranger
December 2017 - a place that's close to your heart
January 2018 - a dream of yours
February 2018 - a person you met in church (any church)
March 2018 - a story that your family passed on to you
April 2018 - a time you were afraid
May 2018 - a time you celebrated
June 2018 - a time you felt doubt
July 2018 - a time someone showed you mercy
August 2018 - a time when you healed
September 2018 - a food that's special to you
October 2018 - a game from your childhood
November 11, 2018 - a time someone's thankfulness surprised you
December 9, 2018 - a Christmas Miracle
January 13, 2019 - a time you got a fresh start
February 10, 2019 - a cherished friendship
March 10, 2019 - your experience of prayer
April 14, 2019 - an adventure in nature
May 12, 2019 - music that is special to you
June 9, 2019 - a sermon that influenced you
July 14, 2019 - a time you took things too far
August 11, 2019 - a time you felt nourished
September 8, 2019 - a time you stepped out of your comfort zone
October 13, 2019 - a mystery that has fascinated you
November 10, 2019 - a family drama
December 8, 2019 - an experience of the sublime
January 12, 2020 - a time you revised your beliefs
---Storytelling Night took a break while we regrouped during the Sequester. ---
February 21, 2021 - an act of sacrifice
March 21, 2021 - shoulders upon which you stand
April 18, 2021 - a case of mistaken identity
May 16, 2021 - a breakthrough
June 20, 2021 - someone with whom you’ve lost touch
July 18, 2021 - an amazing food experience
August 15, 2021 - a favorite movie
September 19, 2021 - a gift you received
October 17, 2021 - a favorite tradition
November 21, 2021 - a time you got lost