(Not a full service – in person only) In the spirit of welcoming in the new and sending out the old, join us for the Burning Bowl Ceremony. You’ll be invited to write down a word or phrase to sum up what you wish to leave behind in the past year so you can enter … Continue reading Fire Communion
There will be no service today.
These services will take place at the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Appleton. A Zoom link will be provided the week before. • 4:00 pm – Family & Child Friendly• 7:00 pm – Secular Adult-focused service• 9:00 pm – Christmas Eve with UU Christian Communion
For many, the coming longest night of the year is a metaphor for dark feelings of grief and loss. In this service we acknowledge the emptiness of broken relationships (human or otherwise) and use ritual to help heal. You are invited to bring a small object to the service which reminds you of the relationship … Continue reading Blue Christmas
As we travel deeper into that time of year filled with many wonder stories, let us lift up the original wonder story of creation. Our creation from mere stardust is the original miracle. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on December 11 in the calendar.
In this season of waiting for Advent we should take time to contemplate the miraculous all around us –– the simplicity in new-born infants, the beauty in nature, the order in the universe, the interconnected global human family. These cannot be explained by reason or science alone but are mysteries that deserve our reverence and … Continue reading Contemplating the Miraculous
Let us give thanks together with song, readings, and creativity. It is so good to be with each other again and reflect on the blessings in our lives. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on November 27 in the calendar.
We know that change is inevitable in our days, it is our constant companion. Sometimes change is a welcome force in our lives, a moment of excitement, a new beginning, a time of promise and possibility. Other times, change is incredibly unwelcome in our lives, the ending of a job, or a relationship, or a … Continue reading Change Is Good, You Go First
Almost of people raised in any Christian denomination think of Jesus in the terms of Christ, Lord, and Divine Savior. However, for the first two hundred years of early Christianity, there are very few “facts” about Jesus of Nazareth. There are no physical descriptions of the man in the New Testament or other early church … Continue reading Who was Jesus of Nazareth? Changing Our Perception.
The Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons coined this provocative phrase to describe the purpose of “hopepunk”, a current literary trend. As we again anxiously face election uncertainty, we can turn to hopepunk for “militarized” optimism which demands a better, kinder world by truly caring about each other as hard as we possibly can. See the UUConnect for the … Continue reading Yanking the Universe in a Slightly Less Terrible Direction
