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This I Believe

Service Leader: Gaye Symington and Evergreen Erb
Jennifer Pader had been planning to lead this Sunday’s service but illness has unfortunately conspired to make that impossible. MMUUF wishes Jennifer a speedy recovery and we look forward to seeing her later in the year!
A cast of This I Believe service leaders are coming to the rescue with a service perhaps a little more gently focused on Gratitude than it might have been in its regular March time slot. With spoken thoughts from Evergreen, Kelly and Gaye, you can anticipate a service that speaks to the eclectic and wondering happenstance of finding meaning and expressing gratitude in our daily experiences of life in this little corner of the ever-perplexing universe.

“There Will be no Peace or Justice Without a Planet”

Ruah Swennerfelt, a member of the Burlington Friends Meeting (Quakers), will speak from her spiritual experiences in the natural world, and her decades of work for peace, justice and Earthcare. She gives the case for the intersectionality of all the issues we face today. Her work and life are filled with joy and she sows the seeds of hope.

Living Into Covenant: Sharing Our Collective Work

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At this special service, we will share the draft of the MMUUF Covenant along with reflections about the process and the purpose. There will be opportunities for discussion (and offline opportunities for wordsmithing). Please join us for this important reflection and discussion. Please remember that each Sunday we ask Fellowship Members to bring a donation … Continue reading Living Into Covenant: Sharing Our Collective Work

Christmas Eve Service – 4pm

MMUUF will celebrate with readings and music around a theme of accepting and welcoming others into our holy days and spiritual traditions. Families welcome. Celebrating the winter holidays, Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations express our commitment to our Sixth Principle: We covenant to affirm and promote the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service – 4pm

A Hamster Named Yard

Join us for a controversial discussion about disability, spiritual practices and the search for social justice among (and beyond) Unitarian Universalism. How do we respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person while referring to him/her as“differently-abled”, “special”, “handicapable”? Do we inadvertently perpetuate the stigma of “otherness”? The Rev. Jennifer Pader, M.Div., STM, LMSW became … Continue reading A Hamster Named Yard

The Vulnerability of Parenting

In our social media culture parents are particularly under a microscope. We will unpack some of those judgements, and think about the inherent worth and dignity of every parent, especially those who are struggling to “get it right.” Sensational stories like a child falling into a pen at a zoo go viral, judgements fly from … Continue reading The Vulnerability of Parenting

Affirming the Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person, Even During an Election Campaign

  The first UU Principle states: We affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. How can our UU faith help us move beyond contempt to recognizing, respecting, and sharing a community with people who hold different values? In this first service after Election Day, Gaye hopes you will help answer that … Continue reading Affirming the Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person, Even During an Election Campaign