We all have stories we tell about our lives. But think about the memories you’re dwelling on – are they helping or hurting you? What kind of person do you WANT to be? Can you find a personal story arc that supports your growth and happiness?
Do you feel out of step with the world around you? Are you concerned for the problems you see, large and small? Do you feel helpless to change anything for the better? Well, have we got a fellowship for you!
We begin our new congregational year with a skit about trickery at a royal feast! This folk tale is a fresh take on our UU tradition of the Water Communion, our annual ingathering service. We only ask that you bring non-perishable food for our Little Food Pantry or Sharing and Caring. Water and containers for … Continue reading What Will You Bring to the Feast?
Come learn with us about Lughnasadh, one of the Sabbats of the Pagan Wheel of the Year. This celebration marks the first of three harvests, when we start to see the fruits of our labors and have enough to share. Second Hour Small Groups TED TALKS, led by Josh Ashley in the Library Pagan Pathways, … Continue reading Lughnasadh – The First Harvest
Dustin Borlack is a world class musician and has been facilitating sound healing workshops for the past 8 years. Driven by his own powerful experiences with conscious breathing and sound healing, he is inspired more than ever to share the potency of these practices combined. Second Hour Small Groups Informal Socializing, in the Rear of … Continue reading Sound Healing Meditation
Judy Byrne Riley, Kathy White, and Deborah Baker Rian Three members of the UUFEC describe what motivates them to say “yes” to work in the community, in organizations, and in UUFEC. Volunteerism is a necessary part of the American Culture and is needed everywhere, but where do you go and what do you choose? Second … Continue reading Why Did We Say: “Yes! I’ll do that!”
Things are changing in the Unitarian Universalist Association, and still many things stay the same. A report on the UUA General Assembly 2023 from UUFEC member delegates. Second Hour Small Groups Porch Swing, Your Response Please, led by Shar Farley in the Front of Sanctuary Extra, Extra, led by Josh Ashley in the Library
Rev. Mishra-Marzetti, Senior Minister of the First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI, leads the 2023 Sunday Service at the UU General Assembly. We benefit this morning from professional musicians, storytellers, and speakers as we watch recorded highlights of this magnificent service in Pittsburgh from June 25. Second Hour Small Groups Porch Swing, Your Response … Continue reading Ever Willing: Becoming the People Our World Needs
It’s our annual T-Shirt Sunday! Nothing beats a comfortable t-shirt. Many of us use them to broadcast our opinions, show our team spirit, or share our sense of humor. What do your clothes tell the world about you? Come wearing a favorite t-shirt. Everyone will have a chance to share WHY that shirt is meaningful. … Continue reading Truth, Love, and T-Shirts
One of our Six Sources for our UU living tradition is “that transcending mystery and wonder which moves us to a renewal of the spirit …”. How do we maintain a sense of wonder amid ever-expanding scientific discovery? If we can explain it, can it still move us to spiritual renewal. This is a pre-recorded … Continue reading Mystery and Wonder
