Perhaps it is significant that the church founded by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is today a Unitarian Universalist congregation. The Thanksgiving myth — with all its shadows and tragedy, and with all its true gifts of the spirit – has deep roots in our denominational heritage. In today’s service, we’ll reconsider the traditional story … Continue reading Rethinking Thanksgiving
The word “Love” appears at the very center of the UUA’s new statement of core values, as represented in the image that now hangs on the wall of KUUF’s social hall. The language of love also stands at the very beginning of KUUF’s congregational covenant: “We build our fellowship on a foundation of love and … Continue reading What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Can the bible be redeemed for use by contemporary Unitarian Universalists? Believe it or not, the Bible is central to our Unitarian Universalist theological Heritage. Throughout our history and continuing into the twenty-first century, Unitarian and Universalist scholars have made many critical, creative, and practical contributions in the field of biblical studies. But modern UUs … Continue reading Befriending the Bible
Join us for a unique celebration of the Great Lake in whose watershed we dwell. KUUF will be hosting a shared service with online participation from our sibling UU fellowships around Lake Superior in Marquette, Ashland, and Thunder Bay, Ontario! Service will be in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF
Please bring a favorite flower to the service today. We’ll create a congregational ‘bouquet’ representing the beauty of all our individual blossoming selves and then celebrate the traditional Unitarian ceremony of the ‘flower communion.’ Each participant will choose a flower to take home other than the one they brought, symbolizing our interdependent community. Service will be in person and … Continue reading Flower Communion
The quest for an imagined perfection can obscure the sufficiency and goodness of what actually is. As it has been rightly said, “the perfect is the enemy of the good. “So, what did Jesus mean when he told his disciples to ‘be perfect. . .?” Service will be in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: … Continue reading Good Enough!
The Easter story is a story about “coming back to life,” but not in the sense of resuscitating a corpse or somehow suspending the laws of biology to effect the ultimate medical miracle. Instead, it’s a story about a new and transcendent perspective on life and death, symbolized by the language of resurrection. What might … Continue reading Coming Back to Life
The ‘text’ for this morning’s sermon comes from the ancient Greek philosopher, Protagoras, who said that “Man (Anthropos) is the measure of all things.” How does that claim resonate with contemporary religious humanism? Service will be in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF Potluck lunch to follow the service. … Continue reading The Measure of All Things
“When God created human beings,” wrote Elie Wiesel, “we were given a secret. That secret was not how to begin — for that prerogative is God’s alone — but rather how to begin again.” As human beings, we are always faced with the challenge of beginning again, in the middle of things. We can never … Continue reading In the Beginning. . . Again
Darkness has often gotten a bad rap in spiritual traditions, but it has its own gifts to offer. As we approach this winter solstice season, let us pause for a moment to appreciate and reflect upon “the treasures of darkness.” Service will be in person and on Zoom. Potluck lunch to follow the service. All … Continue reading The Treasures of Darkness
