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TPUUF will not be hosting our regular Sunday services this week (July 2nd). However, we will be gathering at the home of Preston Luitweiler and Linda Weaver for the 2nd Annual TPUUF Picnic. The picnic will begin at 12:00 NOON. We are requesting that you bring your appetite and NOTHING else other than your sparkling personality.
National holidays can confront religious communities with a challenging choice: conflate church and state or differentiate religious identity and mission from pervasive and often unrecognized nationalistic ideologies. Rev. Dr. Chris J. Antal is ordained in and endorsed by the Unitarian Universalist Association. He has been a congregational minister, military chaplain, and currently works as a … Continue reading Remembering Well on Memorial Day
What does it mean to have a mother, or to be a mother? Can someone be a mother who has no children? On this Mother’s Day we will explore and celebrate many facets of motherhood through story, song and activity.
You may wonder where the impulse to love and care for other people to whom we are unrelated originates. We will learn the answers and find out the current status in the world of those feelings. Research shows that altruism is everywhere! This will be an abbreviated service because a number of us will be … Continue reading Love that Calls Us to Serve Needs Greater Than Our Own
In the spirit of both November’s Soul Matters theme, “Paths of Change,” and the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ll explore how change is disruptive and often unwelcome at the time it occurs but may also prove to be something we’re eventually grateful for. Along with considering the spiritual, mental and physical benefits of gratitude, particularly in challenging … Continue reading Let UUs All Be Grateful for…A Change
Flower Communion is one of a few Unitarian Universalist specific rituals, where everyone is asked to bring a flower to the service to create a varied bouquet. The ritual reminds us of the diverse gifts, talents and blessings each person has, and how by coming together in beloved community we create a bouquet which is … Continue reading Flower Communion and Bridging Sunday
The lives of women written in our history books are good stories, and their deeds and values can apply to the present. We will celebrate Women’s History month by focusing on women who have impacted and inspired the lives our congregational members.
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Writer Elizabeth Barrett Browning dedicated this iconic poem to her husband Robert Browning, but her famous sonnet could just as easily declare love for poetry itself. We can all do that on World Poetry Day (which is March 21). The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and … Continue reading Women and Words
Continuing in our Thanksgiving weekend tradition of extolling the spiritual practice of gratitude, this year we’ll extend special thanks to people who’ve been a healing presence in our lives. Members and friends of our faith community are invited to submit the name of a person or persons who helped them heal from significant physical, emotional, … Continue reading Let UUs All Be Grateful…for Healers
Following the path we’ve taken the past few years, this year’s Thanksgiving weekend service provides a forum for reflection on the spiritual roots and rewards of thankfulness and for cultivation of an attitude of gratitude. This year, we’ll also consider the disconnect between the historical record and the mythological narratives of the Colonial Period (i.e., … Continue reading Let U(U)s All Be Grateful
