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The Wind Among the Reeds

Irish poets and musicians are especially adept at naming both the hard, sharp edges of life and our human propensity for resiliency and joy. This fun and festive service will celebrate the approaching Spring and is being organized by QUUF’s Irish Poetry students, our Music Task Force, and Rev. Kate Lore. Click here to view … Continue reading The Wind Among the Reeds

Meeting the Moment (Pledge Sermon)

What we have created and sustained together during this pandemic is phenomenal. Our shared values, creativity, and commitment to “stay together” have allowed us to deepen and thrive as a community – even during this time of profound separation.

Binding to Release

Our guest minister, Rev. Kate Landis, is the interim minister of the UU Church of Akron, in Ohio, and the previous minister at Shoreline UU Church. Kate’s acclaimed memoir Stubborn Grace was published last June by Skinner House and is a popular selection from the UUA bookstore. Kate lives in Ohio with her ornery but … Continue reading Binding to Release

Yes And How

You would be hard-pressed to find shorter words in the English language than yes, and, how. Yet these teensy-weensy words are chock-full of power and wisdom, and when used as an operating system, they create the alchemy of improvisational theater. This sermon explores the practical wisdom of yes and how and how they can nourish … Continue reading Yes And How

Installation of Rev. Kate Lore

This is the day when we formally recognize the covenantal relationship now existing between the people of Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and the Reverend Kate Lore, whom we have freely chosen and who has freely chosen us.

Risky Business

What makes people so different, when it comes to taking risks? When should we heed our cautious impulses? At what point – if any – should we transform our fear into awe?

Find a Stillness

So many of us live lives of division and distraction. Stillness is the tool that brings us back from fragmentation into wholeness. Click here to view the service.

Be. Let Be.

Navigating human relationships can be complicated – even overwhelming. So many land mines.   So many conflicting requirements. Here is one simple relationship principle of surprising power and depth. Click here to view the service. Click here to read the Reading and Sermon.