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Guest minister Yuri Yamamoto will lead a musical journey on love and community. Bring your whole selves, family, and friends to this intergenerational worship. Expect to be surprised, deepened, and uplifted! Yuri Yamamoto (they/she) lives in Raleigh, North Carolina and is a hospital chaplain, musician, expressive art practitioner, and activist against intersecting systemic oppression. Yuri … Continue reading A Musical Celebration
During our first worship service all together in our new sanctuary, we will contemplate the pain and messiness that comes with creating something new. We are in the process of moving into a new building and creating a new community. What awaits us?
As Unitarian Universalists, the interconnectedness embodied in “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part,” one of our seven principles, is familiar to us all. In this service, we will deepen our appreciation of this principle through an exploration of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s bestselling book, “Braiding Sweetgrass.” Our focus … Continue reading Braiding Sweetgrass
Our sign says “A Welcoming Community.” We like to say “We welcome everyone.” But do we really welcome everyone? Who are the people who might not feel welcome in our community, and why? And: do we really want to welcome everyone?
Flower Communion is a uniquely Unitarian Universalist ritual celebrating beauty, diversity, and community. We encourage you to bring your own flowers, and leave bearing different flowers! (And don’t worry if you forget to bring some flowers—there are always enough.) NOTE: This will be an IN PERSON service, with a Zoom option; we will meet at … Continue reading A Communion of Flowers
As we approach the long-awaited day when we gather in our new sanctuary, members of the UCF congregation are about to experience a dream-come-true. However, dreams of a carefully planned and glorious future are certainly nothing new. Where, oh where are Shangri-la, Brigadoon, and the Fountain of Youth? In this service we will examine these idealistic … Continue reading Finding Utopia
Everyone makes mistakes. We all know it, and as long as it’s other people making mistakes, we often forgive them quite readily. But we often see our own mistakes as unforgivable. But who would we be, without our mistakes?
Theological reflection is a life-long endeavor, an essential process to identify principles, clarify values, take seriously that which we do not believe, explore those ideas that make us uncomfortable and/or challenge us, and ensure that our beliefs are life-enhancing. Please join us for theological reflection.
It’s been two years of the pandemic. Two years since the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship closed its doors at 1300 Evans…and we are looking, at last, at reopening at 2900 Bridges…soon. We mark this sad and yet also hopeful anniversary on the day of the Spring Equinox, as we celebrate the balance of day and night … Continue reading A Springtime Anniversary
Saying “Sorry” is something we teach children when they’re little. It’s something that becomes more complicated as we become adults, and our mistakes become more costly. In this service, we will examine the elements of a good apology and learn about apology as a spiritual practice.
