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Let Love Flow!

Merging the Waters Sunday is coming! On Sunday, September 10, we’ll gather together for the Annual Water Ceremony. Bring water that represents something meaningful from your summer. In the ‘merging of our waters’ we’ll celebrate our community coming back together. Led by Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry and Janet Meyer, President of the Board. Zoom Service Recording

Living the Questions

Led by Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry and Gloria (Vanna) Pearlstein Zoom Service Recording

Love as Justice

In the proposed revisions of the UU Principles, the value of Justice states: We work to be diverse, multicultural beloved communities where all thrive. We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression. We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions within our congregations and the society at large. In … Continue reading Love as Justice

The Science of Generosity

The value of generosity is that it makes a significant difference in the quality of human personal and social life both for the givers and the receivers. Think about what has prompted you to give generously recently? How did the recipient respond? How did you feel? Led by Karin Griglak and Marilyn Leist, Service Associates … Continue reading The Science of Generosity

Love as Equity

Equality is never enough! All equality does is establish a baseline for justice. If we are to strive for Love to be active in our communities, we must do better than equality and strive for more than equality. We can only create thriving beloved communities through Equity. It is in Equity where Love rests. Guest … Continue reading Love as Equity

Love as Transformation – little things add up

The value of ‘Transformation’ invites us to be open to change and to be changed. Are we a community of transformation? How does it happen within and beyond the walls of our congregation? Led by Rev. Lydia, Paul Gibb, Maggie Kerrigan and Jean Nuttall. Zoom Service Recording

Love as Pluralism

The value of Pluralism challenges us to expand the love within our community by embracing our differences and commonalities with curiosity and respect. This can be difficult. But what gifts might the value of Pluralism hold for us as we consciously live into this value? Led by Scott Youmans and Gloria Pearlstein Zoom Service Recording

With Love at the Center

As we begin our summer services discussing our new proposed UU shared values from the Article II Study, we will examine what they are, and what it means to put love at the center. Having Love at the center is caring, fulfilling, confusing, and as always, it’s complicated. We will also celebrate our non-binary friends … Continue reading With Love at the Center