How does a church navigate growth, change, and transformation? Come hear stories from the Bloomington UU church, a “Breakthrough Congregation”, and meet Rev. Bill Breeden and his sidekick “Theodore Barker”. This service is co-led by the UUCUC Committee on Shared Ministry and Rev. Florence Caplow. The choir will be singing. ORDER OF SERVICE LISTEN TO … Continue reading Spiritual Gains and Growing Pains – The Path to Greatness
We are at a pivotal moment in the life of this congregation, and we are beginning to dream beautiful dreams of what we can become. Part of dreaming is also honoring the past. In this service we will consider high points in our past shared by you and consider where we could go in the … Continue reading Back to the Future
Caring for one another is a essential part of our lives as members of this church. Come hear stories of the joy of helping and being helped. The choir will be singing, and we will hear a special musical guest. ORDER OF SERVICE LISTEN TO PODCAST
In America, there is one death by suicide every 12 minutes, and every year there are nearly a quarter of a million people who lose a loved one to suicide. Through story and music we will acknowledge this painful reality, with compassion and care. Youth from 6th grade through high school are invited to attend … Continue reading Touched By Suicide
As UUs we are people who are passionate about helping to create a better world, but how do we keep going for the long haul? Contemplative practices can ground our activism and develop our resilience in challenging times. In this service we will explore teachings and practices that can guide us in our call to … Continue reading Buddhist Practices For Resilience And Renewal
Our Soul Matters theme for January is “Possibility”. In this first service of the New Year, we will celebrate the unexpected and the magical. Every New Year pundits offer predictions for the coming year. We may think we can know what the future holds, but history and life shows us that great changes are often … Continue reading Anything Is Possible
We will have services at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The earlier service will have traditional Christmas readings, music, and carols, the second service will celebrate the transforming power of compassion, through reflections and music. All choirs will be singing, and both services will end with a candlelit “Silent Night.” ORDER OF SERVICE – 5:00 … Continue reading Christmas Eve
In this service, we will celebrate the winter solstice and the gifts of darkness and of light at this sacred and oh-so-dark time of year. ORDER OF SERVICE LISTEN TO PODCAST
On the Midwestern frontier in the late 19th century, a quiet revolution unfolded: women began to be ordained and to serve as ministers of Unitarian and Universalist churches, which was entirely new in the history of Western religion. They were astonishingly successful, founding many new congregations. This church had a female Universalist minister early in … Continue reading Prophetic Sisterhood
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