Plans for Building Beloved Community
The 8th Principle calls us to match our actions to our values on our journey of spiritual growth.
Topic: Covenant
Reconciliation and Restoration
Is reconciliation a core commitment of Unitarian Universalism in the 21st century? Is our shared commitment to communal well-being as powerful as our commitment to individual freedom?
Seeking and Finding
Our Unitarian Universalist conception of covenant is at the heart of our theology and our beliefs of what makes for human flourishinng. Come learn how we can be both Seekers and Finders because of our emphasis on promises, rather than punishment.
A Circle of Trust – Readings, Texts, and Resources
Readings and Text Opening Words Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water For Chocolate: Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us, but we can’t strike them all by ourselves; we need oxygen and a candle to help. In this case, the oxygen for example, would come from the breath of the person … Continue reading A Circle of Trust – Readings, Texts, and Resources
See the Whole Board – Sermon Text
Reading: Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says … Continue reading See the Whole Board – Sermon Text
The Days of Awe
Jews around the world celebrate the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as “The Days of Awe” – a time of forgiveness, reconciliation, and preparation for the new year. Together, we will celebrate our own version of this special time in a multigenerational service created by the UUs for Jewish Awareness.
Share the Love – Sermon Text
Love is a way of life. It should be how we make our way in the world. And truth be told, we should be preaching love EVERY Sunday. I think at our best, those who are fortunate enough to fill Unitarian Universalist pulpits each week are preaching love every Sunday. But sometimes we need to … Continue reading Share the Love – Sermon Text
Perseverance: Keep On, Hold On, Walk On
Rev. Dr. Linda Anderson is a longtime friend of the congregation. She is an affiliated minister with the UU Fellowship at Stony Brook.
Don’t Tell: Secrets
Exploring good secrets, bad secrets, and how we understand the responsibility of secrecy in our personal lives and in our congregations.
A New Leaf – Sermon Text
When we think of turning over a new leaf, we think essentially of making a change, right? It’s about flipping the page of a book – turning a new leaf to a blank page where we can write our new story… and we think we can be something or someone new. What we forget is … Continue reading A New Leaf – Sermon Text