Please join us for a special all ages service  on December 21 A time to look at the Winter Holidays and how we can celebrate together with our siblings in a time of joy and light. We invite all to join us, especially those with children.

As I reach the midway point of my Doctor of Ministry in Social Justice program at Meadville Lombard — our UU seminary in Chicago — I want to share the heart of what has been unfolding. Stephen Jenkinson has said that we live in a time with more old folks and fewer wise elders than ever before. In this reflection, I’ll explore what it might mean to rescue wise elderhood from western history’s dustbin — to draw a clear, compassionate distinction between wise elders and old adol

On the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Choosing Hope.

When religion forgets its spirit, it becomes a shell — beautiful, perhaps, but hollow. Inspired by Christopher Wallis’s Near Enemies of the Truth, this service explores how both religion and spirituality can lose their way, mistaking form for life or freedom for meaning. Together we’ll remember what religion once promised: to bind us not in dogma, but in wonder — to help us remember the sacred light that first called us to belong. Livestream Available: https://www.youtube.co

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK GUIDELINES (PLEASE READ): Eating together  is a time-tested way to strengthen the bonds of community, so please bring a dish to share if you are willing and able. All are welcome at table, regardless. There are some parameters for the potluck below, please read them! We will have buffet style tables setup  in Mark's Place prior to service. You may bring your dishes in when you arrive at church. We will have a time after service to setup tables and put foo

You remember the children's rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Sometimes this landed as good and helpful advice, not to take on the harm that others wanted to inflict on us with their words. Other times, it just feels deeply untrue. For many of us some of the most painful hurts we've ever received have been delivered mostly through words. So, we'll spend some time with this worthy paradox - and hopefully leave with a deepened sense of

This Sunday we'll ask how our Soul Matters theme, of Cultivating Compassion, intersects with our call to Generosity, Generosity of spirit. Generosity with our time, energy, talent and treasure. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rPFerU2tkkVohiVPZ3ygj?si=fhmDuQ2-Rj6EmGJ20HTEUQ

On the announcement of our capital campaign, we'll explore the theme of Legacy. There are so many legacies we wish to leave behind: colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, exploitation of people and land... But in order to do that, we must define a positive vision for what will take its place. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube and Spotify : Youtube: Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/IhgyuMBXgXb Full Video of Service:

As we celebrate the Fall Equinox we recognize it as the traditional time of harvest. We focus this social justice service on the question of food and sustenance. Kelly McGinty, our Guest Speaker and long-time member of SGUUF will be sharing her thoughts on the sacredness of gastronomy. Video of Service:

Every week we practice Joys & Concerns, we practice Gratitudes & Reflections. For those of us in Connections Groups, we have a monthly practice of listening deeply to one another. What does it mean to develop listening as a spiritual practice? If that spiritual practice is more than individual, if it is truly communal, what does that imply? How does our listening hold space for others?

When Love Becomes Deity - Join us for part 8 in our 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian...

The Sunday service on August 24th will focus on Social Justice and Lou Snead will be filling the pulpit.  He will be addressing the issue of economic equity when the growing divide between the rich and poor has been increasing for the past 50+ years. Join us for part 7 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at the Center has 6 shared values surrounding it, the last, but not least, one we will explore

Join us for part 6 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at...

Join us for part 5 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at...

Part 4: Our Shared Value of Transformation. Join us for part 4 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the...

Part 3: Our Shared Value of Equity. Join us for part 3 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the...

Join us for part 2 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at...

What Came Before: The 7 Principles - Join us for part 1 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the...

Join us for a challenging conversation - Keith's experience of the Hands-Off Protests at the Capitol in Austin were 99% positive, Eric's...

Sigmund Freud’s original dissertation proposal was on the impacts of the rampant child sex abuse in his culture. It was shot down,...