UUs celebrate and/or recognize several religious holidays from other faith traditions. On this Sunday, February 2, 2025, we will celebrate Luminescence, which represents the light we generate as members of the Unitarian Universalist faith. Presenters and Service Leaders: Linda Amspaugh and Kathleen Carels Children’s RE: Intergenerational
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” asked Jean Jacques Rousseau. In preparation for Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 9-15, Celia Ellison and kids in our RE program will share their thoughts, ideas and plans. Presenter and Service leader: Celia Ellison & Hopedale Kids Children’s RE: Intergenerational Service
The 2021 Action of Immediate Witness of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is to “Defend and Advocate with Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Communities.” Today’s message will be presented by Megan Kuykendoll, a Miami faculty member who is currently Secretary for Oxford Area PFLAG. Megan will focus on the role of advocacy, an important aspect of … Continued
Due to the weather forecast, we will NOT be meeting in person. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89015873039?pwd=WVNIelRXS0UvaUdQaFZkS0g1WlFTQT09 January 5 is the Catholic feast day of St. Simeon Stylites, an early Christian who became well-known after climbing atop a pillar and living there for over 30 years. Diane Wright joins us to look at the idea of … Continued
On December 8, in certain parts of Japan, Shinto and Buddhist shrines will have the festival of Hari-Kuyo, literally “needle memorial,” where people come to pay their respects to the pins and needles that have broken, and to honor the service they provided. Join Diane Wright as we consider this animist tradition, and new ways we … Continued
After our regular opening rituals, we sit in silence together as the Quakers do at their meetings, each seeking to create a stillness within themselves to allow the sacred to be heard. Presenters & Service Leaders Celia Ellison and Genevieve O’Malley Knight Pianist Yi Yun Chin Children’s Religious Education Class Day
J. Robert Moskin says “Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.” We will toss our Gratitude Ball of Yarn and Guest at Your Table boxes will be available. Presenter and service leader: Celia … Continued
“Men should friendly confer together, and offer one another their gifts and knowledge in love, and try things one with another, and hold that which is best, and not so stand in their own opinion as if they could not err.” Those are the words of German Mystic Jakob Boehme, who died November 17, 1624, … Continued
They say a group of people can synchronize their heartbeats through a shared rhythm experience. Let’s try it – one more way to strengthen our sense of community! Pete will provide percussion instruments for all to try. Service Leader: Kathleen Carels Children’s RE: Intergenerational Service
In our American political discourse we often assume the benefits of democracy without considering its challenges. Democracy is hard. It is a lot of work, as many of us know feelingly in this particular month. It is also a core value of our faith. Let us come together to ask what democratic practice demands of … Continued
