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What is "Unwise and Untimely"? The activists of #blacklivesmatter#ReclaimMLKMartin Luther King Day parade and of course I was out there with fellow Unitarian Universalists from the Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria, where my family first made our spiritual home....By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 23, 2015 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Discernment, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
This blogpost was written by young adult Unitarian Universalist and lawyer with the The suicide of transgender teen conversion therapy increased her sense of isolation and rejection....By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 22, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, LGBTQ Issues, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Rights, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
ALL: We come together as a living church. WORSHIP LEADER: We come together from different places as unique individuals. Our paths and the ways of our going are diverse, yet we share our journey....Responsive Reading | By Ruth E Gibson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Commitment, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Parents, Teacher Dedication, Teacher Recognition, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Many Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations follow an annual Ingathering tradition on the first Sunday after Labor Day that includes a Water Communion/Ceremony ritual. Specific traditions vary widely, but often they include introductory remarks, a time for reflection, a sharing of water that...Ritual | By Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Connections, Earth, Globalism, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, International, Nature, Resilience, Unitarian Universalism, Water CommunionWorship element
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I invite you to join me in a special ingathering ritual in which we will gather in energy and love from all directions. Your responsive call is the “Gathered Here” chant. Some of you will participate perhaps in a more metaphysical sense and for others your participation may be more metaphorical;...Opening | By Jane Altman Page | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Earth-Centered, Homecoming / Ingathering, Paganism, Water CommunionWorship element
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This is the home that love made. It is full of the love that the founders felt, when they planned out these walls and raised these beams above us. This is the home that love made. It is full of the love of all who have worshipped here; those who have celebrated and grieved here; the babies...Litany | By Amanda Poppei | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Autumnal Equinox, Building/Space Dedication, Commitment, Community, Direct Experience, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Love, Purpose, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
In gathering In the fall In the church In the quiet In the noise In thought In the spirit In anticipation In calm In the beginning In the end In transition In gratitude In hope In love In faith In unison Ingathering.Opening | By Tamara Lebak | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Direct Experience, Homecoming / IngatheringWorship element
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We gather here as individual people:young and old; male and female; temporarily able and disabled; gay, lesbian, bisexual and straight people, all the colors of the human race; theist, atheist, agnostic; Christian, Buddhist, feminist, humanist. We gather here as a community of people...Opening | By Barbara Hamilton-Holway | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Homecoming / IngatheringWorship element
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Congratulations to the unique* Luminary Leader Rachel Milles for successfully answering our challenge!By Ted Resnikoff | January 20, 2015 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Belief, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Justice, Leadership, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Playfulness, Racial Justice, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth SundayPage/Article -
You Must Respond By Friday, January 23, 2015 The Living Legacy Project Will Get You There Livi… Legacy Project Conference is full and closed UNLESS you are a youth – in which case you must register by Friday, January 23, 2015. Also, FOR YOUTH ONLY - the Living Legacy Project is offering...By Ted Resnikoff | January 16, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalist, as a person of faith, as a decent human being who cares about human life, I share this belief with a good chunk of humanity: shooting people – with the exception of extreme circumstances – is never okay, and even when the circumstances are such that shooting a human being...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 9, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Caring, Connections, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Trauma, Trauma Response, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, WorshipPage/Article -
We Should All Be So Privileged I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived. – Stokely Carmichael, as quoted in Be the Change Session 5, Can We Live With Racism? "Be the Change" By Eric...By Ted Resnikoff | December 23, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Change, Community, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Meaning, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth SundayPage/Article -
In early November 2014 the a reflection by Unitarian Universalist Association, in which Morales said that the work of bringing justice to our world is a marathon, not a sprint. He is right. I was at the along with tens of thousands of others. The march was permitted, making it legal, and it took...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 17, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipPage/Article
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We re-post the monthly newsletter of our friends of the Office of Multicultural Growth and Witness of the Unitarian Universalist Association with a call to action – pledge your support to help end racial motivated acts of police brutality. – Ed. December 2014: Black Lives Matter—Are You Signed...By Ted Resnikoff | December 9, 2014 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Education, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, Purpose, Rights, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA HeadquartersPage/Article -
For those of us who follow the Christian tradition, now is the season of Adventwho proudly proclaims that all generations will call her blessed. If you too, know oppression in our current society, remember how very sacred you are. Remember that you are co-creating divinity itself with your life.By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 4, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Advent, Anti-Oppression, Christianity, Community, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Religious & Civil Liberties, Secular, Social Justice, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, WorshipPage/Article -
400 Years of Systemic Racism in One Decision Unitarian Universalist Association fights for Racial Justice, for ending Mass Incarceration and for stopping the systematic dehumanizing of people all over America. Join us in this cause....By Carey McDonald | December 2, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Take a side order of giving with your thanking #GivingTuesdayMake a donation to Unitarian Universalist youth and young adult ministries! Support your congregation's youth group! Or a campus ministry group! Visit faithify.orgUnitarian Universalism! Donatetweet out to...By Bart Frost | November 28, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Education, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA HeadquartersPage/Article -
Bringing Worship to the Street of the Cities Last night I went to church. It wasn't, however, the most conventional church experience. In fact, the Unitarian Universalist faithDudley square, right across from the Facebook event afterward, some 1600 people gathered. We began with 4.5 minutes of...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 26, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
"Collectively, we must be a strong voice for change to end police brutality and the systemic racism in our society that causes violence, chaos, and death. Black lives matter." – Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association Friends, Yesterday it was announced that...By Bart Frost | November 25, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Meaning, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUismPage/Article -
Calling All Yellow Shirts of Love, Tolerance and Justice The hereIan Evison of the MidAmerica Region: If I might be so bold here, you all can do something very important by responding where you are, taking photos of it, and documenting that online. This is a new age in activism in which “showing...By Ted Resnikoff | November 20, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Education, Equity, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article