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Sunday morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m. at UUFA.
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The Fellowship offers many opportunities and invitations to explore and practice the theme. We will be exploring the theme through out the month in worship and Religious Exploration.
June 7: “Conscious of One’s Own Dignity” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
June is Pride Month; happy Pride, y’all! Pride is about being conscious of one’s own dignity. How do we become conscious of our own dignity? How do we support others in developing this consciousness?
June 14: “Free to Be Blessed” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
Being blessed has many connotations in our society. It can connote superiority or special status. Here in the south it can even be a snarky remark. Rather than snark, superiority, or anything else, what form of blessing do we need in our lives to promote flourishing?
June 21: Rev. Misha Sanders
June 28: UUFA Justice Teams
Are you seeking more ways to explore the theme of flourishing together?
Consider reflecting on these quotes:
And if it’s true we are alone,
we are alone together,
the way blades of grass
are alone, but exist as a field. – Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa
A society grows great when the old plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. – Greek Proverb
What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? – George Eliot
‘Independence’ … middle-class blasphemy! We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. – George Bernard Shaw
Some questions you may use as a prompt for conversation or for a journal entry follow:
- You may have heard that we get by with a little help from our friends. What’s one thing you might do this month to keep your friendships flourishing?
- Has your flourishing ever been made possible by a stranger?
- Is avoiding a tough conversation causing one of your precious relationships to wither on the vine?
- What do you need to do to regain your faith in a future where we will all flourish together?
- Is it possible that our culture has tricked you into trying to flourish alone without you realizing it? Where in your life are you building walls of independence without realizing it?
