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Democracy requires disagreement and the skills to manage it. Let’s model the best of that practice.By Kimberly French | August 1, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Community, Compromise, Conflict, PoliticsPage/Article -
Come, come, whoever you are. Do you hear that voice calling you, calling us? That voice which calls us together here today in this room made holy by our presence and by the sacred breath we share in our singing and speaking and silence....Invocation | By Ian W. Riddell | July 30, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Awe, Community, Connections, Direct Experience, Hospitality, Interdependence, Sacred, Unity, WonderWorship element -
Apply to Serve as Youth Caucus Co-Dean and See What You Learn! by Eric Broner, Co-Dean, Youth Caucus 2016-2017 My week in General Assembly as a Youth Caucus dean, but it was also my first General Assembly—an experience that has had a huge impact on my life. I think I learned a few things about...By Jennica Davis | July 29, 2016 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Congregational Action, Education, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article -
The flaming chalice was first used by the Unitarian Service Committee as a symbol of life-saving refuge for people fleeing persecution in Europe. As we light this chalice, we invoke the love that called people to put their lives at risk to save others. May we be vessels of life-saving welcome.Chalice Lighting | By Michael J. Tino | July 28, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Commitment, Community, Ethics, History, Justice, Justice Sunday, Relationships, Salvation, UnitarianismWorship element -
I understand participation in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) as a spiritual practice or discipline. While the word discipline may want to make us run and hide, a spiritual practice or discipline is meant to help us find our center. Approaching my participation in the CSA as a spiritual...Reading | By Nicole Janelle | July 10, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Community, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Family, Food, Food Justice, Gratitude, Nature, Spiritual Practice, Summer Solstice, Table Grace, WonderWorship element -
There is no algebra for death. No life lost cancels out another. The idea that there is some other side to the equation is a lie perpetrated by centuries of war and revenge. There is no other side. You cannot subtract and equalize the equation. There is an addition of loss, grief upon grief upon...Poetry | By Lynn Ungar | July 8, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Community, Division, Grief, Solidarity, UnityWorship element -
...By Jennica Davis | June 28, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Congregational Action, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article -
Liberal religions thrive from partnerships with non-traditional groups, faith leaders agreeBy Elaine McArdle | June 26, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Community, GrowthPage/Article -
"When we hear our voices each other's words, then our heart is in a holy place." from #1008, "When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place," in Singing the Journey.Image | June 23, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Arts & Music, Community, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
In colors bright and essence sweet, like flowers we blossom when we meet.Doxology | By Lisa Doege | June 22, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Beauty, Community, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Flower Communion, NatureWorship element -
Rally for Economic Justice at General Assembly! General Assembly we are protesting outside of Wendy’s! Why? To get better wages and working conditions for the farm workers who have supplied Wendy’s tomatoes. When asked by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to sign onto the Fair Food...By Ted Resnikoff | June 15, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Commitment, Community, Economic Justice, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
May each one among us have skin that longs to touch other skin: fingertips that long for other fingertips or whole hands and even arms; bodies that want to stand next to other bodies, not alone, while singing and bending, stirring soup. May ones whose skin doesn’t cry out for other skin wish it...Meditation | By Nancy Shaffer | June 5, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Building/Space Dedication, Community, Hospitality, Inclusion, Purpose, Relationships, Teamwork, UnityWorship element -
The General Assembly 2016 Youth Caucus user guide is live and online - find it here: or http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/general-assembly-2016/youth-caucus-2016-u…;...By Ted Resnikoff | June 3, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, General Assembly, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article -
[Names], as you step forward into your next chapter, we send with you our fondest hopes and blessings. May life bring enough challenge to fuel your dreams, enough affirmation to honor your gifts and enough nurture to give your spirit peace. Believe in your vision. Follow your dreams....Blessing | By Maureen Killoran | June 3, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Beginnings, Bridging, Bridging Ceremony, Coming of Age, Community, Generations, Growth, Home, Hope, Humanism, Love, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Young AdultsWorship element
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Krista Tippett Speaks at the 2016 Ware Lecture by John Newhall On Being and author of three books, will deliver the Ware Lecture at General Assembly this year....By Ted Resnikoff | June 2, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Congregational Action, Faith, Faith Development, General Assembly, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, WisdomPage/Article -
A black UU and her mostly white church grow and change together, and challenge one another.By Michele David | May 23, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Community, MulticulturalismPage/Article -
Using SnapChat to Expand Your Reach To Younger Folks Recently I shared this image, by Benjamin Schwartz that appears in the New Yorker Magazine: to Facebook adding "Imagine being the one trying to explain why churches and our office should be using it." In the comments, a number of folks asked ho...By Bart Frost | May 16, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Belief, Community, Connections, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Membership Growth & Outreach, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Saying ‘no’ can be powerful; it’s saying ‘yes’ that changes the world.By Jeffrey A. Lockwood | May 16, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Change, Commitment, Community, EnvironmentPage/Article -
Leader: In this sacred place, we need not be alone. We seek a listening ear, a warm heart, open arms. Congregation: In this sacred place, we join together against the waves of negativity and oppression in our world. L: We are a community of individual beings, living our own lives, yet coming...Responsive Reading | By Lorelei Greenwood-Jones | May 13, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Caring, Community, Covenant, Relationships, Self-Respect, VulnerabilityWorship element
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Fertility in social movements and among people is not something we control. We cannot make new life like we make plans or money. It's hard to be fertile when we are not grounded. Fertility is about making new life that becomes self-determining: that does not belong to us. If we drain ourselves as...Reading | By Caitlin Breedlove | May 3, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Community, Creativity, Direct Experience, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element