And if you have the opportunity, please take a moment to tell our staff—Gina, Jane, Annie, Mary and Heather—how much you appreciate everything they are doing to keep UUS:E running during the pandemic. But please trust me when I say, they are doing an incredible job! Our ministry theme for November is holding history. I see this as an invitation to wrestle with Thanksgiving. While Thanksgiving is not a specifically religious holiday, it resonates with all the spiritual descendants of the Puritans, who settled in some say invaded Turtle Island in the s.
So, what do we do with that history, that traditional Thanksgiving narrative that speaks of a mutual respect between the indigenous people and the settlers? What do we do when we know the traditional narrative hides a bloodier, deadlier truth? Forty inspiring contributors share their personal, daily practice—from meditation and prayer, to recycling and vegetarianism, to quilting and art Buy This Book.
Because it connects us with each other and with the sacred, worship is a primary way we express and experience our spirituality. However, the religion recognizes that dedicating children , celebrating coming of age, joining in marriage, and commemorating the dead are important events and holds services for those occasions.
UUA Service - Held on Sunday morning and at various times during the week, services start with lighting of the flaming chalice, the Unitarian Universalism symbol of faith. Other parts of the service include vocal or instrumental music, prayer or meditation, and a sermon. Sermons may be about Unitarian Universalist beliefs, controversial social issues, or politics. The Universalists organized in the United States in , with the Unitarians following in The UUA includes more than 1, congregations worldwide, served by more than 1, ministers with more than , members in the United States and abroad.
Other Unitarian Universalist organizations in Canada, Europe, international groups, as well as people who informally identify themselves as Unitarian Universalists, bring the worldwide total to , Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the Unitarian Universalist Church calls itself the fastest growing liberal religion in North America.
Member congregations within the UUA govern themselves independently. Administration duties are carried out by an elected president, three vice presidents, and five department directors. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content.
Create a personalised content profile. Movies like the documentary The Anonymous People encourage those of us with long-term sobriety to share our stories so we can empower recovering individuals and families to get access to the resources we need to survive and thrive. Many UU individuals, families, and communities live inside the experience of addiction and recovery. We thought it would be helpful and truthful for this book to exist.
We also thought it would be a great, spiritually grounded way to introduce Unitarian Universalism to people in recovery who are looking for progressive religious community. How do UUs who genuinely recognize no divine power do a program like this? Ken: It was very important for us to include voices of atheist and agnostic UUs who have made the program work for them.
The truth is that many non-theists have found spiritual growth in the Twelve Steps and have made it work. I believe that a recovering person must find an approach and support structure that works for them, so if people get sober in other ways beyond the Twelve-Step approach, I fully support them.
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