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One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | November 3, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | October 27, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Spirit of Life, your very presence among us is what gives us connection. Help us to sense that beneath our feet is the strength we need to keep us grounded. Help us to feel that behind our back is the protection we need to feel safe facing our fears. Help us to know that before our eyes lies the...Prayer | By Anne Mason | October 26, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Balance, Body, Christianity, Connections, Courage, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Love, Presence, Self-Respect, SpiritualityWorship element -
Gather we now into this space, this time when the Wheel turns and the Veil shatters. Gather we now to remember, to grieve, to prophesy, to complete our harvests before the Long Dark comes. Gather we now to tell the Old Stories and sing the Old Songs, to be as we have always been —the Voice of our...Invocation | By Andrea Hawkins-Kamper | October 26, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), All Souls Day, Autumnal Equinox, Community, Connections, Día de los Muertos, Earth-Centered, Generations, Halloween, Interdependence, Paganism, Reverence, Sacred, Samhain, Spirituality, Tradition, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
Aisha participated in this summer's Thrive Young Adult leadership school for Unitarian Universalist young adults of color. —Ed. The five days I spent with my Thrive Young Adult cohort were vibrant and life-giving. So many parts of it stand out, moments that were uplifting, and challenging, and...By Aisha Ansano, Elizabeth Nguyen | October 21, 2016 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Creating a Home, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | October 20, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning." This is the community that I have identified with for as long as I can remember....By Ted Resnikoff | October 17, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
May you never thirst. May your body and your spirit always have what they need. When you are in need of refreshment, or new life, may the waters be available to you. May you never know thirst unto death, in your body or in your soul. May you never thirst. And may your body and your spirit always...Blessing | By Erica Baron | October 13, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Autumnal Equinox, Balance, Body, Connections, Earth-Centered, Food, Growth, Journey, Justice, Life Transition, Searching, Self-Care, SpiritualityWorship element -
One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | October 13, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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ado… became a transnational market. Globalization has expanded our interconnectedness and worldview—and oppressive systems within this web of connection are being exposed by many voices in a variety of public forums. From the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, the status quo is being challenged...By Ted Resnikoff | October 12, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Gracious God, Morning rises toward high noon just as our spirits gaze toward your radiant refuge. We remember the days of trial, not so long ago, among the shadows and valleys of wilderness wandering and wondering if we were forever forsaken, outcast, left behind. And just then, as the sun breaks...Prayer | By Susan Maginn | October 11, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, God, Home, Journey, Relationships, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, UnitarianismWorship element -
Watch as Isaac Prier Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Summer Seminary 2016 Grad delivers his homily, "The Bigger Heart", during Sunday Worship at First Unitarian Church of OaklandCASummer Seminary, a program of the UUAOff… of Youth and Young Adult Ministries....By Ted Resnikoff | October 3, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Holy God, we admit to you that all is not right — in our hearts and in our world, We look to the darkness and not to the light. We look for what is broken, and not at what is being mended. We look to criticize and not to praise. We look at ourselves and not to you. Turn us around so that we look...Prayer of Confession | By Beth Merrill Neel | September 2, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Brokenness, Christianity, Forgiveness, Health, Hope, Humility, Spirituality, Transcendence, VisionWorship element -
"I remove my shoes because this is hallowed ground," the guide says. "A holy place, not an everyday life place." The guide tells us how we know—or think we know—it was the one and not the other for those people millennia ago. But aren’t the places where we live holy ground? Don’t our very...Meditation | By Lisa Doege | August 24, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Direct Experience, Discernment, Earth-Centered, Humility, Imagination, Indigenous American, Sacred, Searching, Spirituality, WisdomWorship element -
Gracious God, From Isaiah we hear you say, “Do not fear. I have called you by name. You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you. And when you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames shall not consume...Prayer | By Susan Maginn | August 15, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Courage, God, Intimacy, Judaism, Presence, Relationships, Spirituality, TransformationWorship element -
Let every moment be a prayer. With every sip of trea, let your lips move in thanksgiving. Be fully present to every stroke of the hairbrush, every cup of milk you pour for the children....Meditation | By Elena Westbrook | August 8, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Buddhism, Mindfulness, Presence, Simplicity, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, TaoismWorship element -
Fiercely UU is a blog series where Unitarian Universalist (UU) young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled white supremacist...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 22, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Voting Rights, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Unitarian Universalist Youth and Young Adults. ~ May and June bring graduations and the mark of transitions for youth and young adults. At Unitarian Universalist (UU) churches across the country, B…; ceremonies are being held to celebrate 8th graders moving into high school youth groups, and 12th...By Ted Resnikoff | July 19, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Aging, Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalist (UU) young adults have a more positive worldview than UU youth, and both groups are more positive than the norm found in U.S. young adults, who show prominent themes of chaos and corruption in their worldview. *In their beliefs about nature of God, UU youth and young adults...By Ted Resnikoff | July 19, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Aging, Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Six weeks into the church year, I have realized that I am the minister of a church where things usually go wrong. This morning the copy machine jams repeatedly. The bulletin describing the order of worship has been copied with the second page first and also upside down....Meditation | By Elea Kemler | June 7, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Direct Experience, Failure, God, Grace, Humility, Limitations, Living Our Faith, Playfulness, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, VulnerabilityWorship element