Dear Members and Friends,
This week Director of Family Ministries, Cassandra Scheffman, offers a reflection:
Spanish American philosopher George Santayana (also an atheist), may be best known for his work The Sense of Beauty (1896). He said, “Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it … read more.
This week, we share our plate with AUUMM (Association for UU Music Ministries)
The Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (formerly UU Musicians Network) supports music and worship arts professionals, leaders, and those they serve through advocacy, education, and inspiration. Since 1985, we have been connecting Unitarian Universalist music leaders … read more.
This week, we share our plate with TRUUsT (Transgender Religious professional UUs Together)
TRUUsT is an organization of trans Unitarian Universalists who are living out a call to ministry within Unitarian Universalism. Its mission is to advocate for the gifts, safety, liberation, … read more.
From Africa Connections
Due to climate change, we are experiencing unprecedented extreme drought throughout the West and have concerns about vast wildfires, water shortages, and impacts on agriculture. Yet, this does not compare to the devastation happening in eastern Kenya now among the 10,000 people … read more.
Dear Members and Friends,
This week Director of Social Justice, Dana Buhl, offers a reflection:
Last weekend, I completed the Jubilee 3 weekend anti-racism workshop, along with nine other congregants from First Unitarian Church. I’m both tired and inspired at the late hour. I was touched by … read more.
At the heart of First Unitarian’s mission is to be a beacon of hope and to act for social justice. Our 11 Social Justice Action Groups (SJAGs) live out this mission through their advocacy and education in relationships with community organizations … read more.
It has now been a couple weeks since we experienced the terrible heat wave, aka “the dome,” and the reality of its impact on our lives.
It took a few days for us to learn about the number of human deaths, mostly of those most on … read more.
The last time the choir gathered on ZOOM before the summer hiatus, we talked quite a bit about possible protocols for returning to the choir loft in September. Somewhere in the conversation, one of the choir members (I guess the word I’ll use here is) … read more.
