We don’t always get dealt the hand we’d like in life, and when we don’t, the question becomes: how will we play the hand we have? Our monthly pot-luck lunch and Congregation Conversation will follow this service! Spaghetti and meatballs will be served; attendees are invited to bring a side dish or dessert to share.
New Member Sunday! Our current UU principles and purposes start with these words, “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote…” This week, we’ll explore some of these words, and their history. Our monthly potluck lunch and Congregation Conversation will follow this service. All are invited to bring a dish to share.
Life is full of beginnings large and small, and almost none of them exist without some influence from what came before. This Sunday, as we move back into the rhythm of the 2019-20 church year at UUCGF, we’ll reflect on what it means to start over, yet again. Our monthly pot luck lunch and Congregation Conversation will follow … Continue reading Starting Over, Again and Again
What does prayer mean for Unitarian Universalists? Why would we pray, and if we do, when? What is prayer – a supplication, a bargain, an affirmation, a centering, an abdication, or…? We’ll consider these questions and more, using prayers from many traditions and times. Our monthly pot luck lunch and Congregation Conversation will be held … Continue reading An Attitude of Prayer
On this Memorial Day weekend we’ll reflect on how we UUs, who tend to object to at least many military actions, support those who have served in our military, and how we remember them.
Annual Meeting following service. All members are encouraged to attend! Back 150 years or so ago, when Iowa and Michigan were the ‘wild frontiers’ of our country, there were a few decades when most (yes, most!) of the Unitarian and Universalist ministers ‘Out There in the West’ were women! How did that happen, and why … Continue reading Those ‘Wild Frontier’ Women
For Christians the world over, Easter is the Most Important Religious Celebration. For UUs, a group of people most of whom don’t believe people can be raised from the dead (even Jesus), or that the death of one person saves humanity in any way, Easter can be a challenge. We can talk about the coming … Continue reading Easter for UUs
“Truth” seems to have become a very fluid concept in these days of “alternative facts.” And yet, there are some Truths in life. How might we find them, name them, and claim them?
There’s a lot happening at UUCGF that’s very exciting – solar panels, potlucks, groups like Aging in Place and the Nipper Club, the Building Your Own Theology class, a much cleaner basement and kitchen, and the list goes on. Our challenge, and a challenge faced by many small congregations: How do we keep it all … Continue reading Striving Toward Sustainability
Due to severe winter weather, this Sunday’s service has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing you next week. Stay safe and warm!
