On March 6, 1943, Normal Rockwell’s painting entitled “Freedom from Want” was published.  Although it is associated with Thanksgiving, the painting, and its connection to President Franklin Roosevelt’s “four Freedoms” speech, created a range of reactions across the globe.  Join Diane Wright and service leader Jennifer Blue as we look at the idea of “freedom … Continue reading Multi-Platform Service (In-person and ZOOM): “Freedom from Want” 

“This I Believe” is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives.  Members and friends in Unitarian Univeralist communities have a wide variety of core beliefs.  On this Sunday we will hear from Hopedale community members Jon Branstrator, Peter Carels, Neil Danielson, and Libby Earle.  … Continue reading Multi-Platform Service (In-person and ZOOM): This I Believe

“Luminescence has been created as a distinctly UU holiday to honor the many paths our faith offers for attaining spiritual fulfillment and to celebrate the freedom our faith provides each individual in seeking their own personal truth.”  This annual service will be modified in many ways from the traditional Luminescence service. It is hoped that … Continue reading Sunday ZOOM Service – “Luminescence”

On this day in 1967 over 700 pages of manuscripts created by Leonardo da Vince were discovered in the National Archives in Spain.  They had been there for hundreds of years, rendered invisible because of a mis-filing.  Join Diane Wright and Service leader Patty Klingenberg as we talk about what it means to re-discover histories … Continue reading Sunday ZOOM Service – “What We Think We Know:  Reflections of the Madrid Codices”

Discussion let by Miami Professor Emeritus (and former HUUC member) Bob Thurston.

 Curt Ellison invites us to think about our commitments to the kind of community where we can freely express our individual conscience through the democratic process. If we take Theodore Parker’s view that “Democracy means not ‘I am as good as you are,’ but ‘You are as good as I am,’” how do we best … Continue reading Sunday ZOOM Service – The Fifth Principle: “The Right of Conscience and the Use of the Democratic Process Within Our Congregations and in Society at Large”

Amber Franklin joins us as we think about..Sabbath, nap, break, pause . . . all are words used to describe the concept of rest.  From rest as refreshment to rest as resistance, life – like music – is punctuated by moments of rest. What does rest mean to you? Service leader: Jennifer Blue.

At this time of year, when the cold seeps deep into the landscape, the days are also lengthening, and we find ourselves halfway between solstice and the beginning of spring. Join Diane Wright as we reflect on the importance of acknowledging these last weeks of winter, and the ways they hold the seeds of spring. … Continue reading Sunday Service: “What Does the Groundhog Know?  Celebrating Imbolc and the First Hints of Spring.” 

Miami Professor  Emeritus of Comparative Religion & American Studies Peter Williams will discuss Unitarianism and the emergence of liberal religion, with a presentation on the development  of Unitarian and Universalist traditions in America from their origins to the time of their merger and beyond. Service leader: Celia Ellison.

As Unitarian Universalists we affirm and promote a free and responsible search for truth and meaning; thus, we do not always believe the same things as one another, even as we worship together. Join service leader Jennifer Blue as we hear from four of our congregants, ages 17 to 92, about their personal religious beliefs.  … Continue reading Sunday Service: “This I Believe.”