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 … read more.
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.
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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 … read more.
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. … read more.
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 … read more.
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 … read more.
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 … read more.
Sylvia, a longtime Open Circle Fellowship member, is excited to be here on this planet to witness and assist our transition from thousands of years of lives in a dark and challenging world into a planet of enlightenment and collective unity consciousness, more fully … read more.
From 2013-2014, during the coldest winter of the past century, a coalition of tribal citizens, environmentalists and neighbors occupied treaty protected lands in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin. Their act of civil disobedience successfully halted a multinational mineral corporation’s plan for mountaintop removal … read more.
