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Creativity

Sunday Service - November 2, 10:00am
Rev. Julie Stoneberg

Come celebrate the artist within and the artist without by recognizing how incredibly creative we are! Our annual art show and sale will follow the service.

Why We Gather

Sunday Service - October 26, 10:00am
Rev. Julie Stoneberg

 “Worship” is not a word easily embraced by many who come to UFP.  So why exactly do we come?  What can worship mean in our diverse theological context? 

Stewardship of our Resources

Sunday Service - October 19, 10:00am
The Rev. Julie Stoneberg and the Finance Committee

We’ll kick-off our annual canvass by trying to evaluate the value of this community. It’s priceless, but we still have to pay for it!

Evil and Worthiness

Sunday Service - October 5, 10:00am
Rev. Julie Stoneberg

Unitarians affirm the inherent worth and dignity of each person, but what about when the person misbehaves, or is downright evil? How do we reconcile ‘worth’ and ‘worthiness’?

On the Good ‘Ship’

Sunday Service - September 21, 10:00am
Rev. Julie Stoneberg

This year our fellowSHIP will be exploring the theme of stewardSHIP.  By unpacking our aversions and resistance and by creating new meaning, we begin that exploration by looking at how to make ‘stewardship’ a positive force in our lives.

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

Sunday Service - September 14, 10:00am
Rev. Julie Stoneberg

After an exciting year of “newness”, it’s time to get to work!  How do we infuse meaning and spirit into the daily-ness of life?

Respect for Each and All

Sunday Service - January 6, 10:00am
Rev. Anne Orfald

First Principle:  As Unitarian Universalists “we covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person.”

We see the seven “Principles” which are printed on the back cover of our order of service every week. We don’t often confront them head on, and struggle with them, although they are often implicit in the topics we consider on Sunday mornings. Today we are beginning a sermon series looking at each of the principles more directly. We will touch briefly on the history and theology of each of these statements, and explore what they mean to us, as individuals, as a congregation.

Celebrating Life: On Remembering Loved Ones

Sunday Service - December 2, 10:00am
Rev. Anne Orfald

Seasons come and go, and so do we. As the teacher Ecclesiastes puts it "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die." [Ecclesiastes 3:1-2] When we are given the gift of life, we are also given a death sentence. That’s blunt, that’s stark, but it’s the truth. Birth and death are book end stages of life. What happens in between is what we call Life.

Our Seven Principles

Sunday Service - January 1, 10:00am
Rev. Anne Orfald

The seven "Principles," and the six "Sources" from which they are drawn are printed on the back cover of our order of service. We see them each week, but it isn’t often we really focus on them directly, although I believe that they are implicit in nearly every topic we consider. Where have they have come from and what do they mean to us? How do they challenge us? In what individual ways do we respond to them? Try this: choose one in particular, and consider how that principle relates to the real world, how it relates to you in your life.

There will be a series of sermons in the New Year on the seven principles, and follow by an evening discussion group, where in a small group setting, we can explore these ideas. Participants will share their own stories, their spiritual journeys, their questions and doubts, their individual faith, as it were.

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