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The Light of Truth

This month we will focus on our congregation and it’s annual pledge campaign.  One reason, among many, to support our congregation is that here you will find one of the remaining places to be with fellow seekers.  The programs, the ministries, the fellowship–all leading us to the light of truth.

Welcoming The Stranger

When you first seek hospitality, you are a stranger, merely a guest. A sojourner, one whose stay is expected to be temporary. But true hospitality welcomes the wanderer home–when we offer our hospitality, we are offering to make this his or her home, as well as our own.; We are asking them to no longer … Continue reading Welcoming The Stranger

Humanism in Perspective

Many UUs are following the Humanist journey. It works for them. But does this alternative, non-theistic, rationality really provide the comfort, inspiration or motivation that we all need?

The Moral Arc: From Parker to Ghandi to King

Theodore Parker was a Unitarian minister and prominent American Transcendentalist born in 1810 who called for the abolition of slavery. In 1853 a collection of “Ten Sermons of Religion” by Parker was published and the third sermon titled “Of Justice and the Conscience” included figurative language about the arc of the moral universe: “Look at the … Continue reading The Moral Arc: From Parker to Ghandi to King

Expulsion of the Undesired

This Sunday we will focus on deportations and the local work of the local P.E.A.C.E. organization is focused on. We will have a guest effected by this issue. We’ll explore our UU values within this context.

Janus

In ancient Roman religion Janus is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, doorways, passages, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. It is conventionally thought that the month of January is named for Janus. We will reflect on our past and future.

A Unitarian Christmas

Although Garrison Keillor told Unitarians to leave Christmas alone and celebrate some other holiday, Christmas as we know it today would not exist without Unitarians.  Together we’ll learn about how this holiday really began in the mid 1800s after Unitarian Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol”.

Solidarity With Standing Rock

On Sunday, December 11, 2016 Kevin Locke will lead our 10:30am service. Kevin is a member of the Sioux tribe and is a Standing Rock activist. Kevin, and his wife Ceylon, are just returning from Standing Rock and will help us understand the issues and actions from their personal perspectives as the conflict there escalates. Please join in welcoming … Continue reading Solidarity With Standing Rock