Displaying 41 – 60 of 66
This list includes every page or product with this tag from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts.
Changing a filter will refresh results (and remaining options) immediately. Searching by keyword requires use of the "Search" button.
-
In order to get out I must go through. There is no other way. No other way? But there must be another way, an easier path, a well-lit road. I cast about, scan the horizon— No other way. The way out is the way through. The way through is the way hard....Poetry | By Kathy Fuson Hurt | April 27, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Challenge, Ending, Journey, Letting Go, Patience, StrengthWorship element
-
Lay Leader: Our church family is constantly changing. People come and go. Babies are born. Children grow up. People commit themselves to one another. Loved ones and friend among us come to the end of their lives. Individuals move into our community and church life. Others leave us, moving away to...Ritual | By Chip Roush | March 19, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Community, Ending, Leadership, Letting Go, Ministerial Transition, Service, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
-
Please note: this ritual was preceded by the departing minister's homily, in which she looked back at the installation service and the promises they had made to each other as minister and congregation. She then continued as follows....Ritual | By Tess Baumberger | March 9, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Ending, Leadership, Letting Go, Ministerial Transition, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
-
This ritual, for use within a worship service, calls for the voices of two lay leaders—such as the Board President and a worship associate—although a single lay leader could just as easily read both parts. Lay Leader 1: The life of our religious community is fluid, ever changing with new lives,...Ritual | By Sandy Hoyt, Suzanne Reitz | March 6, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Ending, Leadership, Letting Go, Ministerial Transition, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Service, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
-
My soul is deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. Lamentations is a book in the Hebrew (Old) Testaament, written around or after 586 BCE.Quote | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Depression, Despair, Ending, Judaism, SorrowWorship element
-
We bid you welcome on this first Sunday of the new year. Like Janus we gather with part of us looking backward and part of us looking forward. We gather on the edge of the new year saddened by our losses, cherishing our joys, aware of our failures, mindful of days gone by....Opening | By Sylvia L Howe | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Change, Community, Ending, Hope, Letting Go, New Year, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
-
Divine Spirit of our comings and goings, bless those who go forth, andbless those who stay....Meditation | By Christine Robinson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Education, Ending, Graduation RecognitionWorship element
-
We are in the midst of the season of celebration. Celebrations: Of the birth of new hope, Of the festival of lights, Of the triumph of freedom. The darkness of the year is lifting and the time of light grows longer. We have gathered with an anticipation of hope for peace on earth and in our homes.Meditation | By Elizabeth M Strong | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Ending, Hanukkah, Hope, Letting Go, New Year, Searching, Unitarian Universalism, Winter Solstice / YuleWorship element -
We have reached the end of this time For the gathering of memory And for letting the imagination play with future possibilities. We have enjoyed magic moments and edified each other. Shall it be concluded, then? Or will this adventure, now commenced, continue?— Our separate paths converging,...Closing | By Michael A Schuler | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Beginnings, Ending, Imagination, SearchingWorship element
-
Introduction As we continue to seek out the stories of hope in our world in the new year, there are also some things we would very much like to put behind us from the old year. The ushers have given you scraps of paper on which to inscribe those things from which we would seek to unburden ourselves.Ritual | By Victoria Weinstein | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Change, Direct Experience, Ending, Fire Communion, Healing, Letting Go, New Year, Prophetic Words & Deeds, TransformationWorship element
-
Minister: The life of our religious community is fluid, ever changing with new lives, new visions, new possibilities and new ministries. [Length of time] ago we welcomed our intern minister, [Name]. And we have been changed....Ritual | By Kayle Rice | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Ending, Gratitude, Letting Go, Ministerial Transition, Service, Transformation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
-
ALL: Today we honor the youth among us You who are stepping beyond and away and toward Today we share in your journey And encourage your discovery Young Adults (18-35): Today we welcome your energy And offer you a safe place to grow Today we celebrate your hopes and dreams Come live, breathe, thr...Ritual | By Jaynn Truran | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Bridging Ceremony, Children, Choice, Direct Experience, Ending, Friendship, Generations, Growth, Letting Go, Power, Youth/TeensWorship element
-
Birth is a miracle of love and courage, bringing light into the world; Death is a loss of light, but no less an act of courage, For we are born from— and return to— mystery. Source: © Lori Gorgas Hlaban, 2009...Chalice Lighting | By Lori Gorgas Hlaban | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Beginnings, Birth, Courage, Death, Ending, Faith, Hope, Journey, Love, MysteryWorship element -
Today we are recognizing those in the congregation who have recently retired or are about to retire. The transition from an active work life to retirement is an important life transition....Ritual | By Carol Hepokoski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Aging, Direct Experience, Ending, Letting Go, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Respect, WorkWorship element -
I hate goodbyes. I hate everything about them. It bothers me that “goodbye” isn’t really what I think we most often want to say. When those I love leave me, or I leave them, goodbye isn’t what I want to say. I want to tell them that their warm hand on my cheek, which caught my desperate...Reading | By Kaaren Solveig Anderson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Change, Ending, Letting GoWorship element
-
Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the morning after the longest night and shortest day of the year. Today is the beginning of the Waxing Half of the year, from now until the Summer Solstice the day will lengthen and night will shorten....Reading | By Elizabeth Dale | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Ending, Forgiveness, Letting Go, SearchingWorship element
-
Utility | January 8, 2015 | For Preschool | From Chalice ChildrenTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Ending, Friendship, Happiness, Relationships, Teamwork, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Finitude, Transience, and Mortality are three challenging existential realities we all face as human beings. What ground can we stand on if our own lives are subject to end? Where can we find refuge from mortality?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curriculum LibraryTagged as: Death, EndingPage/Article -
How can we accept that we are part of the story of life on earth for only a brief span of years? How can we wholeheartedly embrace life even though the time of this embrace is limited?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curriculum LibraryTagged as: Death, EndingPage/Article
-
Utility | July 3, 2013 | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Direct Experience, Ending, Gratitude, Interdependence, Joy, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Stewardship, Transformation, WonderCurriculum page