In this special multigenerational service, all ages can join in celebrating and reflecting on a holiday that encourages us to give thanks, be grateful, and remember what is truly important to us…while also making room for the many complicated stories that surround this time of year.
We welcome our new members with a special recognition ceremony—and reflect on the challenges and blessings of being a welcoming and inclusive faith.
Due to weather conditions, Sunday’s service will be on Zoom only. We’ll hear from some of the many Veterans in our congregation what they learned from their service and how that has informed their experience of Unitarian Universalism.
Samhain (pronounced Sau-ihn) is a thousand-year-old Gaelic holiday, also called the Celtic New Year. It is observed in many cultures and with a myriad of rituals. Samhain is a festival marking the end of the harvest and beginning of winter. It sometimes covers 3 days from October 31-November 2, and it may be related to … Continue reading Samhain
Have you ever struggled to articulate what Unitarian Universalism is all about? Hopefully, by the end of this service, you’ll have an “elevator pitch” that you can use to explain to people what Unitarian Universalism is all about. Hint: it’s not the faith where you can believe anything you want. It’s not that we don’t … Continue reading What Do UU’s Believe
We gather for worship every Sunday morning, but what exactly is the purpose of worship? Some UUs don’t even like to call it worship, and instead use the words ‘religious service’ or ‘assembly.’ Why are we gathering? What happens when we come together?
Unitarian Universalists can really struggle with this word. Some UUs believe in God, or Goddess, or a Higher Power; some UUs have had quite enough of that word, thank you, and treasure a church where they don’t hear that word every week. There are as many ways of talking about God as there are Unitarian … Continue reading What We Talk About When We Talk About God
It’s easier to know who we are and why we are the way we are when we know where we come from. Unitarian Universalism is, in some ways, a relatively young faith tradition–and yet, it has some very deep and long roots. Whether or not history is your jam, this sets the stage for this … Continue reading A Little Bit of UU History
It’s hard to fully grasp the magnitude of this moment for our democracy, our earth and our humanity. Though we may be wrestling with doubt and weariness, our faith calls us to interrogate the limits of our imagination for what is possible. Last year we activated more UUs for the work of justice than ever in the … Continue reading Imagine, Organize, Create
One of the things Rev. Michelle learned as a hospital chaplain was how to listen: not just to the words that someone is saying, but the emotions behind those words. What might happen if we listened to our and each other’s emotions more? What could we learn?
