This Sunday in a special ritual, we confer the title of Minister Emerita on UUCG’s former minister Reverend Jan Taddeo, and we hear her reflection on our inclusive and defiant Love! We explore how the “flame of belonging” that we build at UUCG can spiral outward to warm and embrace communities beyond our own. Please … Continue reading The Flame of Belonging: Honoring Rev. Jan Taddeo
Belonging to each other is written into our DNA! So let’s defy our current culture’s efforts to divide us and instead embody the ways we recognize and cherish each other’s gifts and vulnerabilities. For our Annual Water Ceremony, please bring a small container of water from home, your travels, or other source. You’ll add your … Continue reading We Belong to Each Other
The Rev. Dawn Skjei (SHAY) Cooley writes: “Loving the hell out of the world means loving each other out of hell.” We consider this a challenge not to turn away in fear and disgust from the malevolent darkness of mind and spirit that is spreading across our Country and destroying our Mother Earth. We consider … Continue reading Loving Each Other Up
How do we as Unitarians allow love to be at the center of everything we do? What exactly is love that is inclusive and defiant? Let’s look into ourselves and see where Interdependence, Justice, Equity, Generosity, Pluralism, and Transformation intersect in our lives. Come hear a range of voices reflect on the meaning and application … Continue reading Revolutionary Love
Theologian Frederick Buechner says that when we’re looking for what we are called to do and be as people of faith, we want to look for “where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Can you name two or three sources of your deep gladness–the joy or meaning that abides even in hard … Continue reading Where Our Deep Gladness and the World’s Deep Hunger Meet
What do we love about our faith? When looking for the truth in love whether historically, communally, or personally it is important to have a trusted source. This morning we will look at some of the sources we as Beloved Community love about our faith. Some might be surprising and everyone doesn’t need every THING … Continue reading Returning to Love at its Source
We begin this new program year by “Returning to Love,” August’s theme. Love sits at the very center of our faith; it is the fuel, compass, sustenance, and support for our lives, both communally and personally. But Love is a wide-encompassing word. What kind of Love in particular do we learn, embody, and carry out … Continue reading What Kind of Love Do We Carry? Blessing of the Backpacks!
Families are as varied as we are; they come in many different configurations, sizes and with unique stories. As we discuss Tending the Commons, join us for this UUCG Men’s Group led service that examines what Family can mean: To be part of a family, to be seen by your family, and to be loved … Continue reading Tending the Family
We consider a way of thinking that respects the interconnectedness of the previous and the next seven generations in our stewardship of Mother Earth. We inherit the preservation work of the previous seven generations and act in the interests of the next seven. This principle extends to cultural, environmental, and resource preservation. It helps us … Continue reading The Seventh Generation Principle
Honoring our living traditions and growing our faith stewardship extends to the physical property of congregations, such as buildings, the relational energy of our community, such as small groups, as well as the intangible aspects of our faith. Today we will look at how we do that in covenant with each other and our larger community. Lydia … Continue reading Village Life
