Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterBeth Mason, Choir LeaderLamar Allen, Service Associate In song and story, Beth Syverson and choir will explore the origin and use of the song “We Shall Overcome” especially in nonviolent resistance movements worldwide. Rev. Matt Alspaugh will explore the connection of Unitarianism and Universalism with nonviolent resistance.
D’Vorah Kelley: Presenter Lynn Cleek: Service Assoicate What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist in a changing world? While we claim no shared dogma, we are bound together by a powerful set of shared values. Join us this Sunday as we explore the “Value Flower” – a vibrant framework of Justice, Interdependence, Equity, … Continue reading “The Seven UU Values in Words and Actions”
Since January, more than half of LCUUF congregants have responded to survey questions and contributed in face-to-face small groups, talking about what makes us “us.” A small task force has navigated through the data collected, analyzing, writing, disagreeing—respectfully—and re-arranging into written form a mission statement and a vision statement. You will see the results of … Continue reading “Sailing the Sea Together: Presenting Our Mission and Vision”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterBob Craft, Service Associate What attracts so many of us Unitarian Universalism in the first place, and why we stay, is that the UU tradition allow a wide latitude for spiritual belief and practice, and the tradition encourages wide and deep spiritual exploration. How did we come to value freedom of belief … Continue reading “Spaciousness of Belief”
Presenter: Rev. D’Vorah Kelley Service Associate: Sandy Wallin We all know the deep human longing for connection. We long to belong. We long to be seen, understood, and embraced for who we are. And we long for those bonds that give our lives meaning, depth, and purpose. But what does it mean to truly belong? … Continue reading “You Belong Here”
Presenter: Rev. Matt AlspaughService Associate: Priscilla Taylor “What do Unitarian Universalists (UUs) believe?” This seems like an important question, an obvious question to ask, especially if you are coming from a Protestant Christian background as do many folks in the USA and Canada. But belief is not the whole picture for UUs. The fact is, … Continue reading “Believing, Behaving, Belonging”
Presenter: Rev. Lora Brandis Service Associate: June Wilson. Interdependence is a core value of Unitarian Universalism. We honorthe interdependent web of all existence. When we feel the ways we areall connected to each other and to all beings, we know that whataffects one affects us all. Reverend Lora Brandis is a Unitarian Universalist community ministerfrom … Continue reading “What Affects One Affects Us All”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Presenter Annie Morris, Service Associate Do Unitarian Universalists have faith? Many of us struggle with the idea of faith. I cannot speak for all UUs, but for myself, if faith is something certain and unchanging, then I am one of little or no faith. But if my faith can change, if I … Continue reading “Changing and Unchanging Faith”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, Presenter Annie Morris, Service Associate Do Unitarian Universalists have faith? Many of us struggle with the idea of faith. I cannot speak for all UUs, but for myself, if faith is something certain and unchanging, then I am one of little or no faith. But if my faith can change, if I … Continue reading “Changing and Unchanging Faith”
Presenter: Rev. Matt Alspaugh When I was in seminary, I once commented about the uniqueness of UU Sunday services, and my instructor (in UU history and polity) said, “not at all, they are very much like Calvinist, Protestant services. That’s their history.” I was shocked! So, even though our message is different, the format of … Continue reading Peeking Behind the Curtain: How We Do Worship
