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Our service on April 23 we will celebrate “Earth Day and Our UU Seventh Principle.” Earth Day is April 22, and our Seventh Principle calls on us to respect the interconnected web of life of which we are a part. There were people on this land before us that lived in harmony with, respected, and … Continue reading Earth Day and Our Seventh Principle
April is NATIONAL “DONATE LIFE” MONTH. The idea for this was established in 2003 to help raise awareness about donation & to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those that have saved lives through the gift of life.
Easter is a celebration of resistance – the resistance of one man against an empire and the resistance of life against death. Come honor this holiday through songs, stories, music, activities and more. It’s sure to be a fun day filled with joyful resistance. Note: This will be an intergenerational service.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver (1935-2019) was Ware Lecturer at the 2006 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly. In introducing Oliver, then UUA President Rev. William G. Sinkford described her as “one of our most important liturgists,” and he went so far as to say that, while Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources, it draws from … Continue reading Attention as the Wellspring of Devotion: The Living Legacy of Poet Mary Oliver
The Twelve Steps are at the heart of many addiction recovery programs and embody vulnerability. The second step is to “believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity” and the third step is to “turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him.” Many … Continue reading Addiction and Vulnerability
We can think of science and contemplative practices such as meditation as sitting at opposite poles. One hard and objective, the other soft and subjective. Yet both are eminently grounded in the here and now, what is right in front of them. What — if anything — might mystics and monks have to offer scientists? … Continue reading Impractically Practical: Are Scientists Mystics?
Have you ever asked that question? Or are you certain the response would be, “yes”? Or would you rephrase the question with another term or concept (Spirit of Life, the Great Mystery, Transcendent Love)? Or do you find the question nonsense or irrelevant? In 1985, the UUA revised our principles and deleted reference to God … Continue reading God Are You There?
What makes a good friend? Part of being a good friend means sharing with others and letting them share with us. Come and share today what you think is important for being a good friend and learn about what others feel is needed for friendship.
Every person has the potential to be loving and the potential to be hateful. What does it look like to live a faithful life within the reality of our dual and conflicting potentials?
It has been 213 years since Abraham Lincoln was born. He was a major force in making America live up to its promise in the Declaration of Independence. Join us as Abraham Lincoln will be visiting Thomas Paine Fellowship (re-enactor Bob Gleason) to discuss with us his life and accomplishments.
