Stories and Our Unitarian Universalist Identity
Let’s revisit the stories which have centered our faith in love. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on January 5 in the calendar.
Archives: Services
5th Sunday Presentation + Potluck
Join us at GBAUUF for our Fifth Sunday potluck and a presentation from NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Health. The darkest part of the year can be extra difficult for people facing mental health hurdles. Come and learn more about how the Brown County chapter of NAMI helps people in our community navigate these … Continue reading 5th Sunday Presentation + Potluck
Being Present to Hope
Bring a bell to our annual service of “Carols, Candles, and Cookies” where we rekindle a spiritual presence of hope through Earth and Christian based rituals. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on December 22 in the calendar.
Reflecting on Presence
This Sunday’s reflection on the “practice of presence” will focus on three questions. What are the dynamics that are at work in being “genuinely present”? What are pressing challenges and opportunities for developing meaningful and transformative practices of presence in today’s fast paced, hyper stimulated world? Why are practices of presence essential to creating a … Continue reading Reflecting on Presence
We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home
How do we practice the gift of presence in our everyday lives? How do we get beyond what divides us and embrace what unites us? How do we see ourselves as gift? How do we see the other as gift? Guided by the spirit of Thomas Merton, we’ll try to figure it out! See the UUConnect for … Continue reading We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home
Presence: Being Spiritual and Perhaps Not Religious
Isn’t this month’s theme “The Practice of Presence” the key to understanding the label “spiritual but not religious”? Formal traditional religious practices are designed to be portals to the spiritual, but we tend to see it the other way around. Being truly present to the spiritual is our religious journey. See the UUConnect for the service logon … Continue reading Presence: Being Spiritual and Perhaps Not Religious
Teen Takeover: Change and Accepting Change
It’s an understatement to say that Generation Z is coming of age during a period of unprecedented change. This Sunday our teens take over the service and give us their thoughts on what this means to them. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on November 24 in the calendar.
Facing the Wounds of Colonization
The “4Rs” of First Nations Education, as taught by the late Rosemary Christensen (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe)—relationship, respect, reciprocity, and responsibility—provide possible guidelines for reflecting on and repairing some of the many harms caused by the colonization of Turtle Island (North America) by Europeans. Join us, with historian David Voelker, to learn, … Continue reading Facing the Wounds of Colonization
The Spiritual Practice of Repair
Regardless of the outcome of the election, many people will be very disappointed and likely angry. What does repair look and feel like under such circumstances? See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on November 10 in the calendar.
Keep Your Heart Wide Open
As we approach the most important election of our lifetime, we must cleave to the words of the songwriter Leah Morris: You gotta keep your heart wide open though the waves wanna push you around until your faith brings you back to solid ground. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on November 3 … Continue reading Keep Your Heart Wide Open