As I was exploring the relationship and history of Unitarian Universalism and Humanism, I found that the American Humanist Association has a whole page about the connections on their website. And, I found this poem to share with you. Enjoy! What Humanism Means to Me.Helen Bennett, director of Adult Religious Education in the UU Friendship…

Many thanks to Justin Neal, Helen Dingus, Jenn Dean, and Jenni Warren for sharing with us yesterday! It was informative and inspiring. I hope we are all feeling challenged and called to action. I want to share with you the business resolution that Jenni referred to during her talk. It is entitled: “Embracing Transgender, Nonbinary…

I really enjoyed our breakfast cereal worship yesterday! The conversations were grrreat! I’m sorry so many of you missed out, but it seems that between folks traveling, so many of you getting COVID (and other viruses), and whatever else life has thrown at you, we are down quite a few people! In fact, the entire…

Oppression What is Oppression? Why do we need increased police presence during Pride in the Park? Why does the Synagogue on Lake Hollingsworth need a police presence during some of their gatherings? Why does Beacon Hill Fellowship need a police presence during the Pride in Faith service? Why does the Black Lives Matter parade need…

What a blessing it was to spend time with the young adults who have been attending UUCL! Some of us “slightly older” adults welcomed them with a taco dinner. Afterward, I gathered with them in the sanctuary for a meaningful conversation. It was really an honor to be able to get to know them, hear…

I think our UUCL Annual Meeting went very well yesterday! Thank you to everyone who attended and everyone who turned in their proxy to someone else. We had a high level of engagement. It is really a great thing that we all care so much about our small religious community and can engage in dialogue…