Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m. -- In Person or Livestream on UUAmherst YouTube. Order of Service.
Sunday AM Ministries: 9:30 Church of the Wild -- Debbie Waterhouse Ecology Center; 9:30 Sacred Singing Circle--Emerson Rm.
Rainbow Cafe -- NO JUNE GATHERING! Second Saturday of the Month 1-3 pm Safe gathering place for LGBTQ+ community & allies. Details.
Emancipation Day (the end of slavery in the English Empire), in the Caribbean is celebrated as a part of Carnival. Freyasblot/Lughnasadh/Lammas (usually celebrated on August 2) is a festival to recognize the first fruits that are gathered after long and hard work. Let us explore the ways we “snatch joy from the jaws of despair.” … Continue reading Emancipation Day
Many religious traditions center on a lifelong struggle against fear and temptation, and even without religion we all strive for a positive sense of self. The struggle can be difficult, but it helps us to develop our strengths, accept our limitations, and understand our role in relation to the world around us.
The seventh principle of our faith encourages us to live with respect for “the interdependent web of all existence.” Most often we think of this statement as relating to our relationship with the natural world and our call to address issues like climate change. Imagine what might happen if we expanded this notion of interdependence … Continue reading Stuck Together with God’s Glue
Rev. Sue will explore the concept of welcome as a noun, verb, adjective and most important: daily living.
Unitarian Universalist AssociationThis week’s service will be a recording from the prior week’s General Assembly and will be at least 90 minutes. The last few years have not been easy, including in our local congregations. Whole swaths of members have simply stopped coming; COVID is confusing, and polarizing; many ministers have joined the great resignation; … Continue reading The Deal on Those Days, General Assembly 2022
An exploration of utterances like “bless you” and “excuse me” – should these be classified as prayer, manners or magic? Have their meanings changed over time? And what value do these phrases have in the modern world?
This is a richly meaningful Unitarian Universalist tradition, begun by Norbert and Maya Copek in 1923, and brought to the United States in 1940. Bring flowers to share with those gathered this Sunday. This rite celebrates the gathered community. This service is for all ages.
Our June 12th service today will be ONLINE ONLY due to the Annual Meeting at Noon. “Woven in a single Garment of Destiny” is a UUA video worship service that explores and celebrates hallmarks of our UU theology. We are an interdependent whole. We make promises about how to be together, and how to be … Continue reading Woven in a Single Garment of Destiny
Rev. Joe Cherry shares reflections and some the history of Gay Pride as well as asking theological questions about pride.
Rev. Michelle and Les Buhite have created a touching service using soldiers’ letters home in times of war from the Revolutionary War to the present.
