Which Unitarian Universalist values are at play when it comes to immigration? How do we wrestle with the conflict between legality and morality? Come learn about UUs who are actively struggling against the criminalization of migration and are responding to deaths and disappearances in the US/Mexico borderlands.
It has been said that until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. And surrounded by the animals we love, we will express our gratitude for the non-human friends in our lives. Please bring your well-behaved pets and/or pet photos.
Within the United Nations building in New York City is a meditation room that contains a massive block of iron ore illuminated from above by a single beam of light. In the midst of the world’s Alpha City, this simple room is dedicated to silence and thoughtful introspection. The famed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld … Continue reading The Altar of Iron and Light
Genuine sharing is vital to a healthy community, and the “Favorite Poem Service” celebrates sharing in deep and personal ways. This annual summer ritual is intimate, layered, and always surprising, structured on a format as simple as it is powerful: A person stands before the congregation, tells why a particular poem is important in their … Continue reading 2018 Annual Poetry Service
Guest Speaker: QUUF member Trenatty Blackwell Music: Pat Rodgers, piano
Human civilization has drawn us more and more into the interior of buildings, sheltered from the outdoor environment. We spend most of our lives inside our homes and offices and cars. Outings into natural settings have been relegated to short trips of a few hours or minutes or – sometimes – just a treasured deep, … Continue reading Nature Therapy: Finding Your Way Home
In January 1955, Edward Steichen, Director of the Dept. of Photography at the MoMA in NYC, curated a photo-essay entitled The Family of Man. Steichen’s stated objective was to draw attention, visually, to the universality of human experience and the role of photography in its documentation. The exhibition consisted of 503 photos from 68 countries … Continue reading A Photographic Perspective of Our Common Humanity
“I have been changed forever during many years of attending people who are dying by glimpses of Spirit most people don’t have the chance to see or know as real. Here are some of the stories and experiences that have made me not only unafraid to die; I anticipate my own passing with curiosity and … Continue reading Forty Years Of Working With People Who Are Dying: Some Stories I’d Like To Tell You
About Jim Golden: Jim, a lifelong Unitarian, joined QUUF in 2001, when he and his wife Kendra moved to Port Townsend. He was on the Board from 2001-2004 with three different ministers. He served as the chair of the Building Steering Committee during the building expansion. After a several year recovery/sabbatical, he is actively engaged … Continue reading Things I’ve Learned/Re-Learned/Have-Yet-to-Learn, Along the Way
From Pinnochio’s growing nose to Plato’s shadowy cave, human beings have been contemplating what it means to be honest and truthful. In this age of alternative facts, fake news, and “truthiness,” what is an honest person to do? (Note: This sermon topic was provided by the highest bidder in a QUUF fundraising auction.)
Music: Evan Millman
