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This year, we are celebrating our semisesquintennial, the 250th birthday of the United States. Our congregation’s namesake, Thomas Paine, published a little pamphlet in 1774 called Common Sense that went viral in the American colonies. Today we will look at some of the points Paine advanced in Common Sense that made it into the Declaration … Continue reading Honoring Thomas Paine’s Contributions to Our Nation’s Independence
On Memorial Day, we are called to remember the cost of war. We honor those who bore that cost, whether with their life in combat or with their sanity, health or longevity over time. Rick Cole will speak about his service as a nurse in the Navy. Doug Spandau will talk about his father’s book … Continue reading Remembering with Intention and a Call to Peace
Our Soul Matters theme for January is Practicing Resistance. The Underground Railroad and the civil rights movement were non-violent resistance against the cruelty and injustice of slavery and segregation. There was violent resistance and violent backlash, but it was non-violent resistance that most stubbornly bent the moral arc of the universe toward justice. Quakers and … Continue reading The Practice of Non-Violent Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement
United Nations Day is October 24. The United Nations is a vital tool to advance rights and justice globally. Nearly 80 years after its founding, the UN remains the only international body that brings together heads of state from around the globe on a principle of equal representation. At a time of global challenges requiring … Continue reading United Nations Day
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense 1774 went “viral” in the American colonies in 1774 and inspired our Declaration of Independence. We just celebrated its 249th anniversary. It was a declaration of freedom from the impulsive edicts and wars of a mad king, from taxation without representation, from state-imposed religion. That freedom has been expanded to abolish … Continue reading Thomas Paine and Freedom, Then and Now
There will not be a regular service at TPUUF on Sunday June 8th. Instead, this Sunday is our Annual Congregational Picnic at Linda and Preston’s home beginning at 11:30. Everyone is welcome for a time of food, fun, and games–rain or shine! If you need directions or have any questions, let us know. We hope … Continue reading TPUUF Annual Congregational Picinic
Join us as we remember and honor loved ones who served. Learn about the sinking of the Dorcester and the story of the Four Chaplains.
Our Soul Matters theme for April is “Joy.” Our service this week will celebrate the joy of remembering members and friends we lost during the COVID pandemic. It may seem paradoxical to look for joy in such tragic loss, but time and gentle, joyful remembrance can replace sorrow. In remembering the connections we shared with … Continue reading The Joy of Remembrance
Bayard Rustin may be one of the most consequential local “adjacent UUs” in history who never made it onto the poster in our lobby of “100 Unitarian Universalists Who Made a Difference.” On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day last month, we all probably heard excerpts from MLK Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech from the … Continue reading Bayard Rustin? Who was that?
What is Project 2025 and why is everyone talking about it? What would our namesake Thomas Paine think of it based upon his beliefs and his writings?
