In Rev. Chris’s last Sunday service as minister of AUUF, we will reflect on our time together and Rev. Chris will offer a charge for the future.

Reconciliation is a virtue with a lot of pitfalls, especially due to its misuse in the wider culture. In this service, Rev. Chris will examine the elements necessary for authentic … Continue reading The Virtue and Perils of Reconciliation

Every year we share flowers among ourselves as a symbol of our shared community. In our annual Flower Communion Service, we’ll examine how this sort of symbolic act can remind … Continue reading Happiness Shared: A Flower Communion

A lack of leadership can easily lead an organization to stagnation and indifference. What if the way forward is recovering a vision and having the spirit of an adventurer to … Continue reading The Adventure of Leadership: How Taking a Stand Can Change Everything

After Black Friday, all seemed lost. But, in this service, Rev. Chris argues that Jesus’s resurrection on Easter Sunday enabled a renewal of values, a reminder of the possibility of … Continue reading To Lay Down One’s Life: Easter as a Renewal of Values

Queen Elizabeth II once pointed out, “Grief is the price we pay for love.” But what is the point of loving if we’re eventually going to grieve? In this service, … Continue reading Learning to Love, Learning to Grieve

The idea that the well-being of humanity could be a central religious concern was a radical idea in the late nineteenth century that continues to be controversial today. In this … Continue reading Who Do We Trust?: Humanism as a Bridge to One Another

Covenant is more than a buzzword or a set of rules or expectations; in Unitarian Universalism, it’s foundational to the way we create religious community. In this service, we’ll examine … Continue reading The Promises We Make to One Another

In our annual canvas kick off, we’ll ask: what do we imagine for the future of our congregation and how do we get there?

We like to think Unitarian Universalism is a faith for everyone, but the truth is, like all faith traditions, there are people who may just not feel comfortable with our … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Be a Unitarian Universalist