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A True TED Talk on the Value and Meaning of Friendship!

Hey, I have friends who talk with me, some who bray at me, but I learned one of the most important lessons about the sheer joy and meaning of friendship from our 150-pound Harlequin Great Dane rescue, Maya the Magnificent. Please join us as we explore friendship’s components and ultimate significance with Ted Rogers. D’Vorah … Continue reading A True TED Talk on the Value and Meaning of Friendship!

Original Blessing

Richard Rohr, a Christian theologian, calls out conventional Christianity on its attachment to ‘original sin’ versus an alternative concept of ‘original blessing.’ He notes that “the words ‘original sin’ are not in the New Testament. Yet the Church became so preoccupied with the fly in the ointment, the flaw in the beauty that we forgot … Continue reading Original Blessing

The Four Yogas – A Unified Theory of Religion

Thousands of years ago, Indians defined four different spiritual paths, different approaches to getting closer to a higher power. These paths are action, devotion, meditation, and knowledge. These same paths are found in religions all around the world. They are found within UU, too. In fact, they were a major influence on Unitarian transcendentalists, like … Continue reading The Four Yogas – A Unified Theory of Religion

What Values Do Unitarian Universalism and Democrats Abroad Share?

The 5th Principle of UU is the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within congregations and in society at large. UU and Democrats Abroad both share the goal of supporting a vibrant US democracy. Larry Pihl and Terry Rossen, both members of DA will present. Dee Dee Camhi is the service … Continue reading What Values Do Unitarian Universalism and Democrats Abroad Share?

Meditations on Beauty

We all have a sense of beautiful things when we encounter them, and they can carry us away into profound emotion, even move us to tears. Is beauty inherent in the world? Or is beauty simply “in the eye of the beholder?” Or is beauty a cultural thing, something we learn as we move through … Continue reading Meditations on Beauty

Flower Communion

The Flower Communion is a celebration of the beauty of the world around us, of its diversity, and of the diversity of each of us. If possible, please bring a flower from your garden, vase, or the roadside to the service. If you are planning to join on Zoom, please send a picture of yourself … Continue reading Flower Communion

History of Unitarianism in North America

The term “Unitarian” first appeared as ”unitaria religio” in a document of the Diet of Lécfalva, Transylvania on 25 October 1600, though it was not widely used in Transylvania until 1638. Unitarianism, both as a theology and as a denominational family of churches, was defined and developed in Poland, Transylvania, England, Wales, India, Japan, Jamaica, … Continue reading History of Unitarianism in North America