Join us for our annual Flower Communion, a uniquely UU ritual originally created by Unitarian minister Norbert Čapek in 1923 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It is a celebration of beauty, diversity, and community. Participants are invited to bring a flower, and during the ceremony, choose one different from the one they brought. See the UUConnect for the service … Continue reading Flower Communion
Mel relays the ways in which her art making informs every aspect of her life but most notably her spirituality. Mel is an artist, speaker, instructor and arts advocate who makes her home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She specializes in large series of tiny art through printmaking and collage. See the UUConnect for the service logon information … Continue reading “Things take the time they take” – The Creative Process as a Spiritual Practice
On this Sunday we lift up the creativity of our many volunteers. So many serve our Fellowships in so many ways and often their creativity goes unnoticed. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on May 21 in the calendar.
Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation in 1914, designating the 2nd Sunday in May as a national holiday to honor mothers in the U.S. We all honor our mothers in our own way, and as there are as many of us, there are as many memories and feelings. They gave us life. Some gave their lives. … Continue reading A Tribute to Mom
Unitarian Universalists are by nature independent thinkers, seekers of new ideas, and grounded in what some would call “romantic” optimism. Our positive creativity seeks to balance the negativity we often find in our broken world. We have reason to be proud. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on May 7 in the calendar.
Recorders by the Bay is an amateur recorder ensemble formed in 1998. Members rehearse at GBAUUF on Sunday afternoons, and currently include four people from the Fellowship. The group plays music from medieval to modern times on five sizes of recorder, with the addition of various strings, woodwinds, and percussion. They are preparing an all-Italian … Continue reading 5th Sunday Concert and Potluck
Environmentalism has always resisted the dominant cultural view that nature is merely a resource for humans for seemingly unending consumption. The Rights of Nature is a growing global movement to transform Indigenous values into enforceable laws that can protect the planet for all life. This movement could turn resistance into a new cultural and spiritual … Continue reading The Rights of Nature
Theologian Howard Thurman told us to “Look well to the growing edge! For it is here we find the basis of hope in moments of despair, the incentive to carry on…“ Growing edges may be places of hope, and they are often places and times that frighten and challenge us, places that fill us with … Continue reading Resisting the Growing Edge
The Christian Easter story of descending into a dark tomb of death and returning to the light of life is a great metaphor for spiritual resistance. As our society seems to be descending into a tomb of fear, anxiety and despair, Unitarian Universalism keeps resisting through belief in a gospel of optimism, justice and love. … Continue reading Spiritual Resistance
For far too long, our politics and our culture have told us that not everyone deserves to have a good job, good healthcare, or the best education. This sermon explores the April theme of “resistance” through that question. Author and professor Jon Shelton argues that to have a fulfilling life, we need to resist the … Continue reading Why Everyone Deserves a Good Life
