UUFR 75th Anniversary Blog Post #6
By Lynda Hambourger
Celebrating All Creatures
Coming up soon at UUFR is a beloved and joyful service: a Blessing of the Animals. Such
services have happened irregularly over many years at UUFR. Looking through UUFR’s
collection of archival notebooks, I found a newspaper article … read more.
UUFR members will meet at the Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge on Saturday, April 27th at 11am to enjoy a tour of the sanctuary and meet the 100+ farm animal residents!
Upon arrival, our group will receive a colorful, detailed map of the Refuge grounds. Wander at … read more.
Attend the virtual June 20-23 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly to vote on major revisions to the 7 Principles and 6 sources of UUISM. Delegates can attend virtual business meetings for any donation or pay to attend the entire virtual convention with inspiring speakers, workshops, worship … read more.
Dear UUFR Members and Friends
UUFR and Dr. Quienton Nichols are collaborating on a project focused on understanding and providing recommendations for attracting and retaining members of the BIPOC community (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color).
The next in-person session is scheduled at UUFR on Sunday, April … read more.
Rev. Sasha is honored and delighted to announce that she has been selected as the candidate for the position of settled minister at the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in New Jersey, about an hour away from New York City.
Morristown UU, or “MUUF,” is a congregation … read more.
Sunday, April 7th, 11:30 a.m., Fellowship Hall Room 102 – You are invited to a sharing session this Sunday. We will discuss Revisions to Article II. Come find out what the buzz is..
The Eighth Principle was not adopted by our denomination, but many congregations did. … read more.
On behalf of the Transgender Day of Visibility planning team (Micah Hysong, Loc Dinh, Hal Barcus, Judi Egbert, Maria Mondragon, and Lucy Bradley)
Many thanks to each of the people who made the day such an affirming experience for everyone who attended!! Thank you to … read more.
As part of the Interfaith Food Shuttle Mobile Market, Martin St. Baptist Church’s Blessings in Bags will take place on Saturday morning, April 13. All volunteers are asked to arrive between 8:00 and 8:30 am. Parking is available in the lot on the State Street … read more.
Rev. Carrie will join UUFR in September
When Rev. Sasha, our current assistant minister, announced she would leave UUFR in June after serving the congregation for nearly nine years, Rev. James began the search for a new assistant minister.
Rev. James and the other members of the … read more.
The importance of a Radical, Transformational, Welcome is a free, 16 min video by Zr. Alex Kapitan in which he outlines the distinction between “invitation”, “inclusion”, and “radical welcome” in UU congregations. We invite you to be a part of a Radical Welcome … read more.
