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What’s Your SOS?

Psychologist of religion Kenneth Pargament coined the phrase “spiritual orienting system” to describe the “habits, values, relationships, and beliefs that express one’s spirituality or sense of the sacred.” While many Unitarian Universalists don’t find the notion of a God or gods particularly salient (and some reject the notion and language of spirituality), every one of us has some means of orienting ourselves in life. According to Pargament “…the degree to which the spiritual system is well-integrated, flexible, differentiated, and benevolent” impacts how life-giving or life-limiting it is. How is your SOS working for (or against) you?

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Hope Will Be Restored

April 12, 10am Rev. Kate Lore

We are tired of being cooped up and anxious. We are tired of crying and mourning all we’ve lost. Easter is here! Join us as we gather online to plant seeds of joy, hope, and new growth.

Of Which We Are a Part

April 5, 10am Joseph Bednarik

As our region grapples with the consequences and uncertainties of being a hot-spot in a global pandemic, let us explore the deep and nuanced meanings of the Seventh Principle of Unitarian-Universalism: “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part”. Click here to watch the service.

Facing Our Dragons

March 29, 10am Rev. Kate Lore

Jungian analyst Robert Johnson writes: “Medieval defenders had to slay their dragons; modern ones have to take their dragons back home to integrate into their own personality.” Perhaps our dragons are not to be conquered at all, instead we are to face them and learn from them.

Staying Connected at a Time of Social Distancing

March 22, 10am Rev. Kate Lore

Love is a practice. It’s an intention that, when cultivated, grows and feeds and heals and provides safety. Love lies at the center of what we do at QUUF. And as we experiment with our first online service, it is hoped that you will feel the love that binds us together.

March 15 Sunday Services Cancelled

March 15, 9:15&11:15am Rev. Kate Lore

Sadly, this week’s services are cancelled because of the imminent coronavirus crisis.

An Expanded Humanism

March 8, 9:15&11:15am Rev. Kate Lore

Unitarian minister John H. Dietrich is known as the father of religious humanism, a movement that shifted the emphasis in religion from God to humans. Although many UUs currently view humanism and theism as polar opposites, Dietrich found that there was enough common ground to make them compatible. (Beginning of Daylight Savings Time)

Reading Obituaries during Morning Coffee

March 1, 9:15&11:15am Joseph Bednarik

Each morning over coffee my mother reads the obituaries published in her local paper. She does not know the vast majority of these newly dead people, though she is compelled to read about their lives. Some variation of this ritual is repeated millions of times around the world each day. This sermon explores obituaries – … Continue reading Reading Obituaries during Morning Coffee

Celebrating Differences: Insights from Intersectionality

Feb. 23, 9:15 & 11:15am Rev. Kate Lore

The journey toward unity involves truth telling, owning our wrongs, and claiming the profound possibility that calls us forward. This intergenerational service will explore how the Women’s Marches of the past 3 years are calling us together in a new way.

Social Justice Sunday: What Does Love Ask of Us

Feb. 16, 9:15 & 11:15am Rev. Kate Lore

So much in society drives us apart, yet love draws us together again. This explains why Unitarian Universalists affirm unconditional, universal love as a foundation and grounding for our actions in the world. This special service will include vignettes from QUUF members Diane Haas, Peg Hunter, Susan Brittain, and Maria Mendes.

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