Rev. Chris Rothbauer is the second settled minister at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
It’s easy to think of our lives as disconnected from the past, but we are always influenced by a cloud of ancestors whose actions, in many ways, determine our future. … Continue reading Songs of Our Ancestors, Songs of Our Children
It’s estimated that one in five adults in the United States lives with a mental health issue, which is so often still minimized and stigmatized. In this service we’ll examine … Continue reading The No-Casserole Diseases: Mental Health as a Faith Issue
“Coming out” is most often associated with LGBTQIA+ folks openly telling people their sexuality or gender, but it can also be said that we all come out on a regular … Continue reading Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!
Our animal companions have the power to be great comforts to us in anxious time. In our annual animal blessing service, we’ll explore how our animals companion us in our … Continue reading Such Agreeable Friends: The Role of Animals in Anxious Times
On September 30, 1770, British Universalist minister John Murray inexplicably found himself stranded in Good Luck, New Jersey, where he preached a sermon that would launch a new faith in … Continue reading That All May Be Saved: 250 Years of Universalism in America
Though we are apart physically, we are still connected by the streams of our lives. In our annual water communion service, we’ll explore how the streams of our lives connect … Continue reading Streams of Connection: A Water Communion Service
COVID-19 has highlighted some of the stark realities of the working class and their disposability to an unjust system. In this service, we’ll examine what we can do to protect … Continue reading Labor in a Time of COVID
Walter Cronkite once said, “America’s health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system,” and the worst consequences of our lack of comprehensive healthcare have been exasperated by COVID-19. … Continue reading Everyone Should Have Healthcare: Healthcare as a Human Right
In the movie Groundhog Day, news reporter Phil Connors finds himself waking up to the same day over and over again. Initially, Connors is despondent, but eventually begins to accept … Continue reading Getting It Right: Zen and the Art of Groundhog Day
So often, people view difference as something to be either overcome or tolerated, but what if the things that divide us can actually be our salvation? In this service, we’ll … Continue reading What Divides Us Can Save Us
