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
Second Hour Small Groups Do you ever have a hard time finding compassion and beauty when life brings struggles? Join us in reflection, guided by Japanese poet Issa (as shared by Brother Toby) , led by Jane Park in the Library Porch Swing, Your Response, Please!, led by Joshua Moore in the Front of Sanctuary
This will be a multigenerational service. Who do you want to be when you grow up? Have any of us finished that process? How will we be remembered at the end of all our possibilities? Second Hour Small Groups Porch Swing, Your Response, Please, led by Rev. Ruth in the Front of Sanctuary Free Thinkers, … Continue reading Everything Possible
There is enthusiastically pursued education, learning required of us, and hard-won growth from unexpected suffering. What kind of graduation are we all having this year from the school of life? Second Hour Small Groups TED TALKS, led by Josh Ashley in the Library Pagan Pathways, led by Trudie Griffin in the Front of Sanctuary Choir … Continue reading Graduation for the Rest of Us
This will be a multigenerational service. How do we tell the differences among a harmless exercise of the imagination, a destructive, irrational fantasy, and a worthwhile near-impossible dream? Once we figure that out, what next? Second Hour Small Groups Buddhistarians, led by Melissa Hallet Extra, Extra: Current News Headlines: What are UUs called to do?, … Continue reading Living the Impossible Dream
Life is a series of journeys. Some we plan and others we take only because we were pushed into them. How do we know where to go, how to get there, what to pack and who to travel with? Are we on a vacation, a pilgrimage, a visit, or an adventure? What will we find … Continue reading Are We There Yet
The happiness and the pain that come from mothering will be honored as we hear from several members about their experiences. We will include our annual Flower Communion, so bring a flower or two to add to our communal vase! 2nd Hour Small Groups Porch Swing, Your Response Please, led by Shar Farley Brother Toby … Continue reading Lessons from our Mothers, Roses and Thorns
