It has been a long, hard two years for the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship, as we weathered over two years on Zoom, during a pandemic, while waiting for our new sanctuary to finish construction. Now, it is time to give thanks to all the volunteers who held us together, reflect on why we do all this, … Continue reading Gratitudes and Welcomes
from the Touchstones Project , presented by Worship Committee Members After the Civil War, both Northerners and Southerners flocked to Memorial Day celebrations that urged peace, forgiveness, and honoring the heroism of all soldiers. Memorial Day in its earliest forms met the psychological and social need for a holiday naming, marking, and celebrating the African-American … Continue reading Memorial Day
Science and religion have often been portrayed as mutually exclusive realms at total odds with each other. But what if science is just another window into the divine? How does science bring us closer to wonder and mystery?
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?
