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“BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS DIVERSITIES: Crossing Over & Meeting Halfway,” by Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

Service Video BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS DIVERSITIES Summer Sermon Series, Part 4 of 4 To work our way through this ironic dilemma, during (this) month we have examined some particular kinds of difference that tend to cause problems both large and small in UU congregations – differences of theology and spirituality, differences of political stance, differences … Continue reading “BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS DIVERSITIES: Crossing Over & Meeting Halfway,” by Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

“Building Bridges Across Diversities: Political Differences,” by The Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

Service video BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS DIVERSITIES: Summer Sermon Series, Part 2 of 4. UU congregations are made up of people holding a wide variety of religious beliefs. In fact, UUism draws from several different faith traditions and we affirm the acceptance and encouragement of diversity. We acknowledge that we need each other and our differences … Continue reading “Building Bridges Across Diversities: Political Differences,” by The Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

“Building Bridges Across Diversities: Different Beliefs and Spiritualities,” by Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

Service video BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS DIVERSITIES Summer Sermon Series, Part 1 of 4 UU congregations are made up of people holding a wide variety of religious beliefs. In fact, UUism draws from several different faith traditions, and we affirm the acceptance and encouragement of diversity. We acknowledge that we need each other and our differences … Continue reading “Building Bridges Across Diversities: Different Beliefs and Spiritualities,” by Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger

Sunday Morning worship from the 2023 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly

The Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Senior Minister of the First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI, will lead the 2023 Sunday Service at GA. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti serves as Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is a co-editor of “Conversations with the Sacred: A … Continue reading Sunday Morning worship from the 2023 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly

“Flower Communion,” by Tinka Friend

Service Video The Flower Ceremony, sometimes referred to as Flower Communion or Flower Festival, is an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert’s widow. In this … Continue reading “Flower Communion,” by Tinka Friend

“Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2023: New Proposed Covenant and Principles,” by Alec Peck

Service video Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association Bylaws, Principles and Purposes is the foundation for all the work of the UUA and its member congregations and covenanted communities. It is the covenant between UUs to affirm and promote our seven principles and six sources, but it hasn’t always been phrased the way it … Continue reading “Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2023: New Proposed Covenant and Principles,” by Alec Peck