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Sunday, August 23, 10:30am
Posada de la Aldea
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/414604040
Password: 294513
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sunday Service
Speaker: Lauren Osornio
By Kate Greenaway, UUFSMA member
Losing a beloved spouse is one of life’s most painful, challenging experiences. At times, the remaining loved one still feels the presence of their departed beloved. For the UUFSMA August 23rd service, a longtime and cherished member – Lauren Osornio – will share some of the messages and wisdom that her late husband, Ted Englander, channeled to her after his transition.
Lauren lost Ted in early 2024, after 30 years together. She remembers having no idea how she would survive without her soulmate. She desperately longed to feel Ted’s presence and love and to find relief from her profound sadness. She decided to sit with a pen and notebook, asking Ted questions and then just listen.
Words began flowing immediately, and she wrote them down without judging or editing. What emerged was a wisdom she knew did not come from within her… a wisdom that helped her see life in a different way. She felt Ted’s arms were surrounding her, holding her and opening her up to peace, acceptance, and even humor. Ted – as spirit - was helping her heal. Lauren will read from the passages of wisdom she received.
Lauren Osornio and Ted left the Boston region for sunny San Miguel de Allende in 2010. They had both been Unitarians since the 1990s, so they soon began attending UUFSMA services. Sadly, shortly thereafter, Ted developed pancreatic cancer. It was successfully treated with surgery, but ten years later, other cancers appeared. Ted transitioned early in 2024.
Lauren is a longtime member of Mauro Ledesma’s choir. She sang in the chorus for several operas at the Angela Peralta Theater. When Malcolm Halliday started the Chorale San Miguel, she auditioned and was accepted. She has been singing in both choirs since then. She also often leads the hymns at UUFSMA Sunday services. Lauren and Ted’s blended family includes two daughters, two sons, three grandkids, and two great-grandchildren, all of whom live in New England. Lupita, Lauren's 16-year-old cat, is her loving companion.
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal faith centered on shared values for living. Our UU Fellowship welcomes people of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We gather not around a belief in divinity, but around community, love, compassion, social justice, reverence for nature, and the spirituality of music within the interconnected web of existence.
The UUFSMA Social Justice Foundation supports local nonprofits that provide health, educational, environmental, and other services. Learn more at https://www.uufsma.org/foundation.html .
We meet on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the Hotel Posada de la Aldea, Ancha de San Antonio 15, in San Miguel de Allende. Join us in person, or from anywhere on Zoom. Enjoy previous services at https://www.youtube.com/UUFSMA.
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