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Good morning everyone and welcome to [congregation's name]. My name is {name} and I feel blessed to serve this healing and holy congregation. I'm so glad to see all of you here today on this brand new morning in this brand new world as we gather together in peace. Thank you for joining us: we who...Welcome | By Mark Glovin | March 23, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Community, Inclusion, Interdependence, Peace, Purpose, UnityWorship element -
Please respond to this call to worship with the words: We travel this road together. From the busy-ness of everyday we gather once a week to remember who we are, to dream of who we might become. We travel this road together. As companions on this journey, we share the milestones we meet along the...Litany | By Tess Baumberger | March 16, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Commitment, Community, Diversity, Journey, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
Valentine’s Day is over but that’s no reason to stop sharing the love! Our congregations are generally pretty good at sharing love. From child dedications for our infants to memorial services at life’s end, our congregations are there for the full journey. So how do we share the love when our...Activity | By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | February 17, 2016 | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Growth, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/2016/1/15/announcing-… Days of Love 2016 campaign, Steven Ballesteros speaks up about the important work of supporting Youth of Color. As a Unitarian Universalist young adult of color I have at times...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 12, 2016 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Solidarity, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Valentine's Day, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/2016/1/15/announcing-… Days of Love 2016 campaign, Phebe Hawes speaks up about being a light of love in a time of hate.By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 12, 2016 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Multigenerational Faith Development, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Solidarity, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Valentine's Day, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
!SPOILER ALERT! The following post contains spoilers for to young men. We have seen this toxicity, this violence, all too frequently. Isla Vista, Umpqua…;, and Gamergatecheck their own privilege, and are committed to their own liberation by supporting others’ liberation. So, what does this have...By Bart Frost | January 13, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
This script is intended to take place over the arc of a worship service or children's chapel. People Needed: Narrator (can be Worship Leader) and Five Villagers....Script | By Tiffany Fae Anderson | January 11, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Abundance, Community, Food, Generosity, Gratitude, Stewardship, Thanksgiving, UnityWorship element -
ALL MY BEST TO YOU AND YOURS In case you missed some – or all – of our recent social media blast campaign #BBTOP10of15http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2015/01/06/adulthood-spiritually-guided/"… – Spiritually Guided Less than a year ago when we announced that Becoming: A Spiritual Guide for...By Ted Resnikoff | January 2, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Business Meetings, Climate & Environmental Justice, Commitment, Community, Connections, Earth, Earth Day, Education, Faith, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice, Secular, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Vision for UUism, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Thanks to @KennySWileysubmitting your own thoughts or reflections in a post. Colorado Springs fell victim to two mass shootings. In the first, four people were killed: a passing bicyclist, two women, and the shooter. In the other incident, the offices of Planned Parenthood were attacked, killing...By Ted Resnikoff | December 16, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, WorshipPage/Article -
As we kindle this flame, May it spark in each of us Connection and commitment To this living tradition And to each other.Chalice Lighting | By Cynthia Landrum | November 11, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Commitment, Connections, Interdependence, Living Our Faith, Relationships, Reverence, Tradition, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, WonderWorship element -
When we light our chalice everyone focuses on the flame. Yet it is the paraffin of the candle, the cotton of the wick, the potassium chlorate and sulfur of the match, and the oxygen in the air around us that makes that flame possible. As leaders we are not called to be a lone beacon on a hill.Chalice Lighting | By Erik Walker Wikstrom | November 10, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Inclusion, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Relationships, Responsibility, Service, Seven Principles, Teamwork, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
The following ritual—which could be used to honor a congregation's founders—is used at First Unitarian Church of Des Moines (IA) to honor decade(s) membership anniversaries. Those celebrating 10, 20, 30, etc. years of membership are invited on stage, given a rose for each decade of membership,...Ritual | By Mark Stringer | November 1, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Commitment, Dissent, Integrity, Interdependence, Leadership, Living Our Faith, Relationships, Teamwork, Tradition, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
Transformed by Struggle Unitarian Universalist tradition in which my parents raised me rarely told me that there was anything that I absolutely couldn’t do....By Ted Resnikoff | October 19, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Meaning, Multigenerational Faith Development, Personal Inspiration, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
This is a congregation that gathers in faith. Not faith in one religion or one god or any one way. We gather in faith of the power of diversity, the power of love, and the hope of a world transformed by our care. We gather in faith in ourselves and those around us. Not a faith that requires...Opening | By Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe | October 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Faith, Identity, Purpose, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
As drops of rain that find each other and build to become a track, a rivulet, a stream, a river, a sea, so are we drawn together; so are we fortunate to find each other; so are we bound together, on this shared passage toward an unknown ocean and eternity.Affirmation | By Elizabeth Lerner Maclay | September 15, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Homecoming / Ingathering, Nature, New Member Ceremony, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Water CommunionWorship element -
Bro! Listen to the kids! On Sunday, August 30th, Kanye West gave a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. I know, I know, that happened a week ago, but I was listening to his speech the other day and realized Kanye West was talking about and creating church that night....By Bart Frost | September 4, 2015 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Meaning, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Video | By Christopher Sims | August 31, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Direct Experience, Identity, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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This week: General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association pas… an Action of Immediate Witness in support of the Black Lives Matter movement calling for “police reform and prison abolition, which seeks to replace the current prison system with a system that is more just and...By Elizabeth Nguyen | July 3, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Secular, Social Justice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UnityPage/Article -
“Look, look!” The strangers around me were shouting and pointing. I spun around. From my position halfway across the Brooklyn Bridge, I could see a large circle of light on the Verizon building, prominent in the New York City skyline. Inside the circle were three symbols that would have meant...Reading | By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | June 25, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Change, Courage, Economy, Hope, Joy, Justice, Love, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
Dear God of Sorrow and Love— Are there no places of safety from hate? Are there no sanctuaries from racism? Are there no walls fortified with love that can withstand violence? We pray this day for the nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Charleston who were senselessly...Prayer | By Sarah Lammert | June 18, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Character, Direct Experience, Humanism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element