Topic: Soul Matters Themes

UU Troubadours Sunday 2023

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
UU Troubadours Sunday 2023
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Our Soul Matters theme for May 2023 is “The Path of Creativity,” and UU Troubadours are uniquely qualified to lead us along that path. UU Troubadours are the singer/songwriters who make our Unitarian Universalist faith more accessible and inspire us to greater heights of spiritual awareness and compassionate activism. We’ll pay homage to music icon … Continue reading UU Troubadours Sunday 2023

Resistance is (not) Futile

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Resistance is (not) Futile
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In the science fiction TV series “Star Trek” there is a race of beings called the Borg.  The Borg’s existence comes from assimilating and taking over other species and their most memorable saying is “Resistance is futile!”  In our lives, it is sometimes easy to feel that resistance to evil is futile.  What impact can … Continue reading Resistance is (not) Futile

Resistance on Easter

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Resistance on Easter
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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.

How To Be A Good Friend

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
How To Be A Good Friend
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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.

A Promise of Love

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
A Promise of Love
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Unitarian Universalism has been described as “a covenantal faith”, based on promises of action rather than adherent to a specific faith.  Here at Thomas Paine we begin many business meetings by reading our “Covenant of Good Relations” (tpuuf.org/about-us/covenant-of-good-relations).  What does living in covenant with others mean?  More importantly, what happens when our promise of love … Continue reading A Promise of Love

Finding Our Communal Center

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Finding Our Communal Center
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When asked about Unitarian Universalism, it is normal to reference the 7 Principles – those essential ideas which help to define us as a religion.  Our faith is going through a process of finding our communal center, as the 7 Principles may soon be replaced!  This is a big deal, changing not who we are … Continue reading Finding Our Communal Center

Finding Our Individual Center

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Finding Our Individual Center
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Culturally the beginning of the year is a time to look at ourselves and focus on parts we don’t like, in order to make resolutions focused on change.  What if our resolution was instead to accept ourselves for who we were instead of trying to change ourselves?  Come and explore the possibilities through story, activity, … Continue reading Finding Our Individual Center

The Wonder of Hanukkah

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
The Wonder of Hanukkah
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Although December is a winter month of darkness and cold, it is also a time filled with holidays celebrating light and warmth.  Starting tonight is Hanukkah, The Festival of Lights.  It is at its root a celebration of light as both miracle and wonder, the miracle of lasting light and the wonder of light in … Continue reading The Wonder of Hanukkah

I Wonder As I Wander

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
I Wonder As I Wander
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We come from the unknown at birth and we go back into the unknown at death.  How can we help but wonder as we wander through the time between those two great unknowns?  We wander and wonder together, through the mystery that surrounds us and encircles our very being.

The Wonder of Mysticism

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
The Wonder of Mysticism
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December’s Soul Matters theme is “Wonder”. We will be exploring the places where Wonder and Mysticism intersect. That may be nature, and it may be personal experiences. All the world’s great religions have some element of mysticism.  And yet the Transcendentalists rejected organized religion. We claim some of them as Unitarian Universalists. Please join us … Continue reading The Wonder of Mysticism