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What is a Muslim doing working at a church? A question Sana Saeed received frequently while working at the UU Church of Arlington, VA. Rev. Saeed, Congregational Life Staff for the Central Eastern Region of the Unitarian Universalist Associate, is among the growing number of people today identifying as UU Muslim. Join her to explore … Continue reading Being Both
Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas, is a Celtic festival celebrating the beginning of the harvest season, with rituals centered around gratitude, abundance, and the first fruits of the harvest. Let’s celebrate!
Instead of a “normal” worship service we will be playing Unitarian Universalist Jeopardy! Take some time to hone your knowledge of history, polity, theology, acronyms, dates, places and famous people…and get ready for some fun and education! Newcomers and those steeped in Unitarian Universalist knowledge are welcome to come and enjoy our game-themed service.
The Christian holiday Easter (and the pagan festival it originates from) are celebrations of rebirth and life. They are also holidays of joy – joy in a faith that death is not the final end. Can we also find a sense of joy when thinking about our mortality? What can the joy of Easter teach … Continue reading The Joy of Easter
Pantheism believes that all things are linked in a profound unity. All things have a common origin and a common destiny, and humans and other living things are inseparable parts of this unity. And in realizing this, we can find our joy and our peace. Do you feel a deep sense of peace and belonging … Continue reading Pantheism Oneness with the Universe: A Look at Pantheism
Prior to coming to TPUUF, Rev. Andrew was the Unitarian Universalist travel coordinator for international church partnerships – that is, he helped lead North American church groups visiting Unitarians in Transylvania and North East India. This July, Rev. Andrew led a pilgrimage from Main Line Unitarian in Devon to visit their partner church in Várfalva, … Continue reading What do Unitarian Universalists and Dracula Have in Common?
There’s a story about varying views of the Divine illustrated by blind people describing an elephant. They each describe a piece of the elephant, each sharing their personal truth and together they witness to a universal truth. The parallel being that we each hold personal religious truths which, when combined with others, speaks to a … Continue reading Blind People and an Elephant
Thomas Paine is one of “100 Unitarians and Universalists who made a difference” on the poster in our lobby. In 2020, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron “updated” and renamed the poster. In the process,Thomas Paine and 38 others were removed. Paine was kept on a list of 22 “adjacent” UUs whose “works and points … Continue reading Our Namesake, Thomas Paine
The rhyme “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me” isn’t entirely true. Words can – and do – hurt very much. There is power in language and the words we use. A man I knew once said that the term “love” was useless and harmful. What are other words … Continue reading Love is a Four-Letter Word
Join MLUC where Andrew is leading service @ 10 a.m., in-person at MLUC or virtually at the MLUC link. There is no in-person service atTPUUF on this date. Unitarian Universalists promote a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. Even with this stated focus on individual search, we sometimes focus on truth from facts … Continue reading Mythos vs. Logos (10AM @ MLUC)
