Perfectionism and self-doubt are hardly liberating and it’s all too easy to get pulled into the “unworthy of being loved” trap. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, is a passionate advocate of accessing the love deep within us by writing letters FROM love. Let us begin our new theme this month with self-reflection and … Continue reading Liberating Love
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 2024 with a fresh heart. We’ll burn our … Continue reading Fire Communion + Potluck
This is a Christmas Eve service on Sunday morning. We celebrate the hopeful light central to the story of Jesus’ birth with carols, candles, and cookies. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on December 24 in the calendar.
As we settle into this season of light, we spend some time contemplating our Unitarian Universalist sacred symbol– the flaming chalice. This Sunday we’ll focus on its history as a symbol of safety and freedom, while also considering the ancient Jewish story of Hanukkah, which ended only a few days ago on December 15th. See … Continue reading The Flame of Life
In the beginning of the Christian movement around 30 A.D., the followers of Jesus of Nazareth believed him to be just a man. These members of the Jewish faith thought that he was chosen and blessed by God but still just a man. Three centuries later in 327 A.D., the Christian church declared him to … Continue reading The Mystery of How Jesus Became “God”
This is Rev. Jim’s companion sermon to the book group discussion of The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Dr. Lisa Miller. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on December 3 in the calendar.
Members of our Being A Teen Group (BATS) lead our service and give us their thoughts on generosity. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on November 26 in the calendar.
Isabel Allende’s tragic loss of her 28-year-old daughter transformed her outlook on life. Embracing impermanence, she found peace and happiness through generosity. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on November 19 in the calendar.
The American past includes a great number of tragic mistakes, and it can be difficult, given our current political realities, to be hopeful about the future of democracy. Jon Shelton, a UW-Green Bay professor, argues that we have an important heritage of democratic activism in our past, however, on which we can draw to strengthen … Continue reading Why I’m Proud to Be an American
When we ask ourselves, “Why did ____ happen to me?“, it’s not hard to consider ourselves cursed. By contrast, Unitarian Universalism focuses on life’s generosity and inherent goodness, which in turn enables us to cope with our struggles. Let us renew this spiritual practice together this month in this service. See the UUConnect for the service … Continue reading Life’s Generosity
