Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m. at UUFA.
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The UUFA monthly theme for July is Renewal. The Fellowship offers many opportunities and invitations to explore and practice the theme. We will be exploring the theme throughout the month in worship and Religious Exploration.
August 2: “Lest We Forget” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
What joy, what moment of pride, what good trouble, what good times did you share in this Fellowship over the past year? In this worship service, all groups, teams, and committees are invited to share a bright moment of the past year, Rev. Pippin will share about study leave, and all will reflect on the path we pave in goodness.
August 9: “From This We Live” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil said, “Friendship is not to be sought, not to be dreamed, not to be desired; it is to be exercised.” What is this form of relationship, and how shall we “exercise” it? Today is the annual backpack blessing and ice cream social. All are invited to bring a backpack/bag for blessing and to partake in the ice cream social afterwards.
August 16: “The Covenant of Water” with Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker
Are you seeking more ways to explore the theme of renewal?
Consider reflecting on these quotes:
A day when one has not pushed oneself to the limit seems a damaged, damaging day, a sinful day. Not so! The most valuable thing one can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of a room. May Sarton
Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. Maya Angelou
Even if my body and spirit are asking for a break, I expect myself to power through. But if I power through, I am not leaving room for guidance of the spirit. Rev. Darcey Laine
Humanity is on a treadmill that is moving fast. And if you were to ask, “Where are you going? The answer may very well be, “I don’t know but I have to get there quickly.” Betty Goedhart
All you can do for another person is be an environment in which if they wanted to come up for air, they could. Ram Dass
Some questions you may use as a prompt for conversation or for a journal entry follow:
- How does your body tell you it is in need of renewal? What is it telling you now?
- Which of your senses most reliably leads you to renewal? What might you do this week to make room for its gift?
- More of an invitation than a question: Spend one day in which you produce nothing, don’t check a single thing off your to-do list, confront no problems and search for no solutions. What happened?
