Loved ones missing from the table, pressure to live up to expectations and a host of other stressors may be leaving us lacking in “holiday cheer” this year. Let’s recognize and embrace the sadder side of the season and learn that we can be OK with feeling blue during the holidays. Worship Associate: Priscilla Phillips … Continue reading Blue Christmas
Join us for an evening of caroling and storytelling for the whole family. Our gathering will end with a candlelight chorus of “Silent Night.” We hope you will join us for one of the most poignant and joyful services of the year. Worship Associate: Candy Kern Service link here.
Ministry of our congregation belongs to everyone, and it’s necessary for its health that all of us work together. When we practice shared ministry and “get engaged,” we value one another’s involvement as more than simply “getting a job done.” Instead, we see a community in which our gifts are cultivated for the enrichment of … Continue reading Engaging with Community
In our next expedition into Unitarian history, come learn about the Edict of Torda (1568), an early declaration of religious toleration – made by a Unitarian king, nonetheless! His proclamation is our legacy: to be a spiritual tradition that resists hatred, oppression and the narrow view that there is only one way to be faithful, … Continue reading Unitarians, Transylvania & Religious Freedom
Let’s talk about covenant. What it is; what it isn’t, and how it invites relationship within our GUUF community. (worship associate: Ward Hammond). Follow this link to watch the service live on YouTube.
Yom Kippur, Judiasm’s Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day – a day to ask for forgiveness, purification and cleansing from all sins of the prior year. In contrast UUism has no particular days or rituals to ask for and receive forgiveness. How might UUs practice atonement? (worship associate: Laura Christenbury). Follow this link … Continue reading Atonement
