July Theme: Growing Our Souls Being and Becoming Although sometimes it doesn’t feel this way, nothing about who or what we are (as a person, a people, a nation, a world) remains permanently set or fixed. We, from the micro to the macro, are in a perpetual state of formation and change. Part of this … Continue reading Being and Becoming
Most of us are eager to be known by and to know others, to be perceived as we are and as we might become. We’ll explore today how differences, affinities, and especially opportunities for synergy bring us together and enable us to grow in relationship. April Theme: Transformation
So, after almost nine months, with a lot of effort (made easier by the great story we can tell about ourselves), we’ve actually done it-we looked for a minister who would be the best partner for us as we grow still further in nourishing our spirits, broadening our minds, nurturing the earth, and building our … Continue reading The Care and Feeding of a New Minister
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’
When God created human beings,” wrote the Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, “we were given a secret, and that secret was not how to begin — for that prerogative is God’s alone — but how to begin again.” The spiritual practice of perseverance involves starting over and over again in the face of adversity, opposition, and … Continue reading In The Beginning (Again)
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
UU Minister, Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, said that she is often asked the question, “Is there a spiritual practice that is particularly Unitarian Universalist?” And, her response is, “I believe that there is — living into our covenantal relationships.” She goes on to say, “Being in community can be challenging. But being in a faith community … Continue reading “Re-Committing to our UU Covenantal Relationships”
