UUFM joins the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northfield for worship this morning. A Search for Meaning: It’s a commonly asked question of UUs: Do you believe in God? For some of us, we can instantly answer a confident yes or no. For others of us, it’s more complicated. All are welcome as we explore the idea of God … Continue reading A Search for Meaning
How about we entertain some curiosity about ourselves? How well do you know yourself? What gives you joy? To what or whom do you pin your hopes and dreams for yourself? What freezes you into inaction, incapacity, indifference? Let’s imagine together that we can know ourselves more deeply and thus connect more deeply to others, … Continue reading Ultimately, What Makes You Tick?
The advent of the new year brings with it the dreaded “New Year Resolution.” And making a new year resolution so often brings us into a place of lack and fault-finding. How about this year, instead, we take a leap and open ourselves up to epiphany, to the possibility that our lives might unfold in … Continue reading New Possibilities
Mother Teresa reminds each of us that “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” Each one of us makes an impact. Together, we are stronger. Join us for the beginning of our new year as we celebrate fellowship and community through music, story, … Continue reading Ingathering and Water Communion
July Theme: Growing Our Souls Five Smooth Stones “Why don’t more UUs know about the five smooth stones the way they know about the seven principles and occasionally the six sources?” This was a question posed during a recent online UU Theology course. We’ll take a brief look at James Luther Adams and his theology. … Continue reading Five Smooth Stones
Every year we try to correct our flaws, be better people, strive for perfection. Some of us see ourselves as perfectionists. But, is perfection what we need? Or someone, something, that’s good enough? The Rev. Suzanne Wasilczuk is a 2007 graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. Her previous career was as a registered … Continue reading Finding Our Balance Point: On Being ‘Good Enough’
Walking the path as a Unitarian Universalist is not one most envied. There are all of these principles, and each one is more demanding than the last. And what about the questions; “You are a Uni – what?” or “So, what do you believe anyway?” Rev. Daniel Kanter delivers his sermon via video, “The Five … Continue reading How many UUs does it take to change a light bulb?
Once upon a time there was a drop of water named Higgins. Higgins knew he was small, but mighty. Higgins was no ordinary drop of water. He was a drop with a dream. Today, we celebrate the successes that UUFM has achieved by gathering drops of water into a bucket. Speaker/Worship Leader: Carrie Rice Sound … Continue reading A Drop with a Dream
We usher in Christmas with carols, stories, music, and candlelight. There will be cookies and beverages served after the service Please note that we will not have a morning service today. Only our 8:00 pm Candlelight Service
“This being human is a guest house” the poet Rumi tells us, asking us to accept whatever comes our way. During this season of change we confront the dark, winter and the hopes of the upcoming solstice. How do we learn to welcome each event we are facing in our lives? Do our UU principles … Continue reading This Guest House
