Every year we welcome everyone back to our Fellowship by mingling the waters of our summer together. Please bring a small sample of water representing an activity which was meaningful to you this summer. During Felllowship Time you will have an opportunity to share the meaning and mingle your water with everyone else’s. Those joining … Continue reading Annual Mingling of the Waters
In lieu of a service, GBAUUF will be doing a Morning of Service. Grab your gardening gloves and your favorite nippers, and meet at the fellowship building at 9 a.m. to help trim shrubs, pull weeds, and tidy the exterior. We’ll have extra supplies and plenty of tasks to choose from. Potluck will follow!
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (a.k.a. The Lynching Memorial) in Montgomery, Alabama is a stunning work of art. It is a dignified way to tell a horrific and unspoken part of our history as well as reclaim the worth and dignity of those who suffered. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click … Continue reading Using Art to Say the Unspeakable
The Universalist side of our religious ancestry has been a strong and proud counter to the Christian Right since the founding of our country. It’s time to revisit our Christian heritage and reclaim it. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on August 21 in the calendar.
Open Circle Fellowship member, Tamra Oman, shares her journey of surrender, redemption, and resurrection. Tamra’s proverbial fork in the road meant either getting on with learning how to live or die. She chose life! (Hosted by Open Circle). See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on August 14 in the calendar.
Wise teacher Henri Nouwen says that to give a blessing is to affirm another person’s belovedness — to touch their original goodness. In our tense times, when we are angry with so much that is happening politically, economically and climate-wise, the practice of blessing can bring much-needed healing. (Hosted by Green Bay). See the UUConnect for the … Continue reading Our Power to Bless
(The presentation previously scheduled for 10 am this Sunday has been cancelled). Join us at 11:00 am this Sunday for a summertime potluck and cookout. We will have a grill available, so bring something to grill or your favorite summer picnic dish to pass around. A portion of the grill will even be set aside … Continue reading 5th Sunday Potluck and Cookout
Today, traditional religious leaders are silent on pressing issues as civil and political rights for all, poverty, the environment, immigration, gun safety, domestic terrorism, and support for democratic institutions. The ones who are addressing these issues are lay persons who are exhibiting the heroic virtue and self-sacrifice in their public lives on behalf of others … Continue reading Secular Saints
Long time members of the Open Circle Fellowship, Jeanne and John McDowell, will describe their spiritual journeys. The service will include music and readings that they have chosen together to reflect their beliefs and values. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on July 17 in the calendar.
No doubt you’ve heard that this year’s election cycle may re-define what we mean by democracy, or it may end democracy in America altogether. We are called by our Fifth Principle to uphold democratic process in our organizational decision making – while at the same time making room for an individual’s right of conscience. What … Continue reading Democracy Ain’t Easy
