This I Believe – Transitions
This Sunday’s “This I Believe” service focuses on the theme of life transitions. Four members of the MMUUF congregation, Delia, Rick, Stone and Evergreen, will share their thoughts on this topic.
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Annual Poetry Service
Throughout life, we often turn to words to help us keep going–especially in the darkest of times. Poems, especially, can serve as meditations for staying grounded, celebrating moments of joy, or honoring deep grief, calls to action for continued pushing, and connectors for bridging gaps and building solidarity. As usual, we will be inviting folks to share a poem (more information to come) and we’ll write a group poem as well.
Reaching Out
Reaching out to others requires a set of skills that we can learn and practice just like any other life skill. It also takes courage. In this time of ever-increasing division in our country, what are some of the practical ways we are reaching out to make meaningful connections that foster community?
Courageous Authenticity
Courageous authenticity is more than a concept or philosophy. It is the practice of being honest about who you are, what you feel, and what you need – even when it feels uncomfortable, risky or vulnerable. Through this practice, we learn to live with greater integrity, compassion, and self-trust.
CANCELLED – Annual Poetry Service
Throughout life, we often turn to words to help us keep going–especially in the darkest of times. Poems, especially, can serve as meditations for staying grounded, celebrating moments of joy, or honoring deep grief, calls to action for continued pushing, and connectors for bridging gaps and building solidarity. As usual, we will be inviting folks to share a poem (more information to come) and we’ll write a group poem as well.
Embracing the Flood: on the Confluence of Science, Art and Faith
Artist and ecologist, Gretchen Alexander, will talk with us about how she stepped away from a career in the natural sciences to pursue a calling as an artist, how reframing hardship through the lens of opportunity facilitated personal growth and positive change for her, and some of her thoughts on the intersection of science, art, and revelation.
A Diversity of Opinions
Unitarian Universalists practice Freedom of the Pulpit, meaning that anyone who provides a Sunday message may speak from their personal perspective and belief; the message is not dictated or constrained by denominational beliefs or doctrine. And on the other side, there is Freedom of the Pew meaning that those who are listening may agree or disagree with the message. So how do we create a Beloved Community with this challenge of finding common ground amid our differing beliefs?
Dorothy Latta has been an active and involved member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh for over 30 years. She enjoys doing worship services and is a Commissioned Lay Minister of the Plattsburgh congregation.
Christmas Eve Service
Join us at 4pm for our Christmas Eve Service
Our theme for this service of songs, readings, and a no-rehearsal nativity pageant is “Being a Light in the Darkness.” We welcome folks of all ages to be part of our no-rehearsal pageant as angels, animals, shepherds, and more. And we’ll close the service with our tradition of lighting candles and singing Silent Night so if you are joining us virtually, please have a candle ready at home. All are welcome!
Youth-Led Service
In this service, MMUUF’s youth will take the lead. Children and young teens from the fellowship will serve as hosts, share readings that inspire them, and sing with the fellowship’s Last Minute Choir. They’ll also be performing their original play, “Snow White and the 7 UU Values,” co-created by the children with the help of our fellowship’s lifespan faith development director. Families new to the fellowship are welcome to join in the fun, and we’ll have opportunities for all children to be part of the play if they’d like.
Gifts from the Sacred Darkness
The Wheel of the Year turns. The light and warmth of Summer have passed, and we now enter together in the darkest part of the year. Many of us feel the pull to gather with family and friends around the hearth fire, and to turn our focus inward. Come explore what gifts this time of sacred darkness has to offer.