The Flower Communion, created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, is an annual ritual that celebrates peace, beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Please bring a few flowers to share.
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A “Mulligan” in golf is a do-over. It’s your chance to, without penalty, try again when your shot goes into the next fairway, into an unforgiving patch of poison ivy, etc. This is a very good rule. How can we apply this to our work at UUMAN?
Might there be a common essence to everything? Might there be a common denominator? Is it energy? Matter? Dark Matter? Suffering? Fear? Love?
The second in a two-part series related to the duality of Dark and Light. The first service, closest to the Winter Solstice while in a pandemic, focused on poetry related to night, night language and going deeper.
This service, closest to the Summer Solstice, focuses on words about light, change and transformation. Where will these words lead us as we re-emerge from this isolation?
Welcoming Day of Observance: Marriage Equality Day
Our 7th Principle: Respect for the Interdependent Web of All Existence of Which We are a Part. For us to respect this interdependent web we must first believe in it. Do we? What are the implications?
Jesus of Nazareth was undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in human history. How might he respond to the needs of our world today?
50/50 Family Promise
Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek makes the radical claim that, “There is no Nature.” What if he’s right? What if everything is simply…well, just everything? If that could be true, what about us?
Worship associate: Shelley Nagrani
No doubt the coming year will bring with it an uncertain future. Nobody particularly likes uncertainty but it is a condition of our existence. How does uncertainty affect us? Can it ever be productive? Can it change us for the better?
Music: UUMAN Band.
We will be faced with an unprecedented decision in the November elections. We’ve now seen the implications of our toxic political landscape and its accompanying ideologies. As a nation, we must now choose a path forward. In addition to merely choosing, what does UUMAN’s Vision compel us to do?
Music: Alex Pietsch and the Chalice Choir.
Of course, we all know that of all genres of humor, there is no more humorous humor than church humor. Might it be our salvation? Don’t make me laugh! But let’s give it a try anyway.
