February Regathering Update
The regather team met Tuesday, February 1 and went over the latest info from COVID Act Now. There is good news. The wave peaked on or about January 22 and … Continue reading February Regathering Update
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February 2022 Touchstones: Power
In 1857, Frederick Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Thus, a struggle will be required by each generation to renew, repair, … Continue reading February 2022 Touchstones: Power
January 2022 COVID-19 Update
The Regathering Team and the Board of Trustees have been monitoring the COVID situation. We have done our best to be science led and purpose driven. I want to let … Continue reading January 2022 COVID-19 Update
January 2022 Touchstones: Renewal
Renewal is a necessity built into the fabric of life. It is one aspect of the repair of the world. Winter fallowness is a process of renewal giving birth to … Continue reading January 2022 Touchstones: Renewal
AUUF Regathering Plan
At its November 16 meeting, the AUUF Board of Trustees approved a comprehensive regathering plan to help assess the precautions we need to take based on COVID-19 levels in Lee … Continue reading AUUF Regathering Plan
November 2021 Touchstones Theme: Nonviolence
Universalist and Unitarian minister Adin Ballou’s and Unitarian Henry David Thoreau’s writings influenced Leo Tolstoy’s, Mahatma Gandhi’s, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy and practice of non-violence. The commitment … Continue reading November 2021 Touchstones Theme: Nonviolence
October 2021 Touchstones Theme: Reverence
The world shaking and world changing revelation for Albert Schweitzer was “reverence of life” as a first principle in 1915 while on a barge on the Ogowe River as the … Continue reading October 2021 Touchstones Theme: Reverence
September 2021 Touchstones Theme: Reason
Reason has been a valued part of our religious tradition since it began in the Reformation. Unitarian historian Earl Morse Wilbur wrote, while Unitarianism has often been understood “as a … Continue reading September 2021 Touchstones Theme: Reason
COVID-19 and Regathering: What you need to know for August 15
The Regathering Team and Board of Trustees have decided to go ahead with plans for a hybrid regathering event on August 15. We are largely making this decision based upon … Continue reading COVID-19 and Regathering: What you need to know for August 15
August 2021 Touchstones Theme: Communion
Our August Touchstones theme is “Communion.” Communion is a powerful word and a powerful concept, but many of us dismiss it because of the symbolism of the Christian ritual of … Continue reading August 2021 Touchstones Theme: Communion