We Are many things; Connected, Stronger Together, Love’s Hands In The World, creating justice, Caring For One Another, and The Earth! These are the Promises we make, the promises we strive to keep, and the promises we are known to break. In this service, we together explore Who We Are as Unitarian Universalists in the … Continue reading We Are: Promises Kept And Broken
In this new moment, we are beginning to tell stories of who we are now and how we have survived the past year. These stories about what we did, what we chose, how we lived, will follow us for years to come. How can we practice our values and be compassionate with ourselves as we … Continue reading “The Stories We Tell About Ourselves”
We are becoming something new, something we haven’t quite imagined yet. And in the process of becoming, we are going to bump heads and make mistakes. What could it look like to center forgiveness as we move in these uncharted waters? Who might we become with grace as our guide? Video Link
Who we love, who we choose, how we support each other, this is what tells us who we are and what we value. David Brooks writes, “Our lives are stories of recommitment.” We are nearing the threshold, we are visioning the time to come when we will reengage and reimagine our community. Let us reflect … Continue reading Commitment Sunday
Religion, including Unitarian Universalism, is at a notable moment in time. So is our country. Can we survive? And what must we do in order to survive? What must we do in these times, as both our faith and our country wrestle with racism, fairness, civility, and the loss of hope? This Sunday we will … Continue reading Matthew, Mark, Luke, Penelope, and Me
A Community of Identity What Does it Mean to be a Community of Identity?The theme for February has been Identity. And the question we are asked to consider is “What does it mean to be a community of identity?” For members of a religious organization that welcomes diversity, this could be a challenging question. It’s … Continue reading What Does it Mean to be a Community of Identity?
In the South, you are quickly defined by who your family is, what team you root for, and what church you call home. Unitarians and Universalists have a history that extends all the way back to the founding of our nation, yet we still have an “image” problem. Mainly, people have no idea who we … Continue reading UU in a Christian World
Multigenerational Service
February’s Theme is Identity Through the month, we will ponder the question, “Who Are You?” As Unitarian Universalists, we discover that “who we are” is indelibly linked to “Whose we are.” We are shaped by external and internal forces, in our journey of becoming. As we come together as individuals, we create the identity of … Continue reading Who Are You?
