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,...

Homework - Read the Tenth and Final Chapter (Love at the Center) of our Congregational Read: What It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill....

We will be exploring the throughline of the Cosmos,current cultural inertia, and our own personal father wounds. In our exploration, my...

Homework - Read the Ninth Chapter (Courage) of our Congregational Read: What It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill. Come prepared to...

Freedom (Soul Matters) & Flower Communion, Followed by our Annual Congregational Meeting this Sunday All are encouraged to bring a flower...

As we approach Pride month, One of our own will be giving an autobiographical depiction of what it has been like to live in the LGBT+...