March 4 Kalama Sutta March 18 Humanist Manifesto April 1 Food Art Gallery Jedi Academy and the Youth Group meet every other Sunday. Jedi Academy is a religious education program run during the service, and the youth group meets after the service for lunch and fun from 12-1PM. At the next meeting, on March 4, … Continue reading Jedi Academy & Youth Group
Soup and Sources: What is truth? Science & Religion March 16 at 5:30pm Joint Activities 7PM Break-Outs: Children’s Movie & Source Discussion Soup & Sources is a fun multi-generational program where we gather together for a social dinner and then learn together about the Sources. We will be eating together and sharing some multi-generational activities … Continue reading Soup & Sources – March
This past month, the Children’s Circle learned about all the varieties of ways different religions instruct us to love each other and care for each alone, the role of love in Judaism, Christianity, and more. 25 Valentines were sent to patients in the hospital by students in the Children’s Circle and the Middle School Jedi … Continue reading What is happening in Religious Education at our Fellowship?
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed. -Thich Nhat Hanh Our Fourth Principle calls on us each to seek truth and meaning in our lives and in the world. A central human desire is for our lives to be meaningful, impactful. We want to matter. This is intuitive. It … Continue reading Reason and Truth – A RE-flection
March 4 “The Kalama Sutta” (Buddhist) This story is based on the Kalama Sutta: “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe … Continue reading Children’s Circle – March 2018
MARCH THEME – TRUTH The Fifth Source: Reason and Science – Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
Considering Membership? How do people of diverse beliefs become part of one congregation? “UUFOM and You,” led by Rev. Connie Grant, Linda Rector, Judy Donahue, and Sara Clavez, will be held on Saturday, April 28, 9AM – 12PM (note date change.) If you think you may have found a spiritual home at UUFOM and are … Continue reading UUFoM and You
April 1, 2018 – After the Service CALLING ALL MEMBERS WHO LIKE FOOD AND ART! WE NEED YOU! The UUFoM Youth Group will host a Food Art Gallery after the service on April 1. EVERYONE is invited to make an edible food sculpture for the Gallery. The congregants will be able to buy tickets to … Continue reading Food Art Gallery
Serendipity Auction Garden party Child care Afternoon tea Pet-sitting Brunch Computer assistance/support Theme dinner Workout buddy Movie & discussion Weight-training plan Movie & singalong Snow shoveling Game-playing evening Yard work Beer-tasting or wine-tasting evening Fly-fishing class Scientific conversation over dinner Fly-tying class Travelogue and dinner Cooking/baking lesson Vacation cottage Craft lesson Tickets to an event … Continue reading 2018 Serendipity Auction Ideas
Do you love coffee with your snacks after the service on Sunday mornings? And what about those snacks – what’s your favorite? How does one get chosen to usher each week? And where do those greeters come from? The Engagement Team is leading a new initiative in which everyone has a turn participating in our … Continue reading Introducing: Hospitality Teams
