We are entering the season of long, cold nights. Is there a connection between our retreat from the dark and our cultural history of aversion to dark skin? Let’s explore the anti-blackness which permeates our society, how it affects all of us, and what we might do to re-imagine darkness and blackness as beautiful and … Continue reading The Beauty of Darkness
“And I’ll bring you hope, when hope is hard to find.” The words of our UU hymn might well apply to Opportunity Place, Inc., one of four local charitable organizations that our Fellowship supports. Join us in learning how Opportunity Place helps families and women who are homeless find shelter and work. Hope may be … Continue reading Providing Hope to Homeless Families When It Seems All Hope is Lost!
It’s our second holiday season during the pandemic and while some things are better, other things still look grim. How do we avoid the frenetic determination to have the most amazing holiday ever and find and share some genuine seasonal gladness? Members can join the service on Zoom at 9:45 am to chat before the … Continue reading Any Jolly in Your Holly?
Shared sermon with Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bay County: As we consider what it will be like to re-open our fellowship (soon!) let us begin to think about what we want to do the same and what we might do differently. Here is our chance to re-invent ourselves and UUFEC. In the same way that … Continue reading All Together Again
We have no control over the family we are born into, but we can create a family of choice. Most of us will connect with friends in various environments like school, work, and faith community who will become as important to us as any blood family ever has been. What does family of choice mean … Continue reading Family of Choice
Unlike many people who wonder if they have lived lives of purpose, our guest speaker, Vinnie Anderson, a retired registered nurse, does not ponder that question. Many patients whom she cared for or helped in other ways, have told her what a difference she made in their lives. Vinnie, a member of UUFEC since 2013, … Continue reading Making a Difference
Samhain is the close of the pagan year, the celebration of the harvest, and the time to remember and honor our ancestors. Those who have gone before us left us valuable gifts which have helped shape our lives in small and large ways. Let us remember and celebrate! Members can join the service on Zoom … Continue reading All Because of a Pig
We all face many fears, individually and collectively. As a congregation, we have been dealing with some very real, particular fears about the future of our church. Death is the big fear for all human beings, and this is the season when we let some air out of that fear by poking fun at it. … Continue reading Death Takes a Holiday
We hold the unique identity of being a fellowship that welcomes a variety of life-affirming beliefs under one roof, and we sometimes find ourselves moving against historical and social trends which run counter to the values we affirm in our UU Principles. How can we help one another stay true to our free faith when … Continue reading Canoeing Against the Current
Life is full of problems from small inconveniences to major disasters and losses. How can we maintain our optimism and hold onto hope without trivializing suffering? Do we patch the hole in the roof or turn it into a skylight? Members can join the service on Zoom at 9:45 am to chat before the service … Continue reading A Hole or a Skylight?
