As we participate this Sunday in our annual ingathering and water ceremony, let us reflect on the special appeal that water has within the human heart. Water from ancient springs, high mountain streams and our own Chesapeake Bay trickles and streams through our memories and our imaginations if we only pause to think … Continued

Date/Time: Sunday, 9/1, 11:30 am – 5:00 pm.  NO SUNDAY SERVICE Location: Gena Wade’s home in Valley Lee MD (write to info.uufsm@gmail.com for address and directions)  Please join the Fellowship in a potluck picnic. This is a terrific way to start our new church year, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones!  All are welcome, … Continued

    This Sunday in the last of our summer watch parties, Jackie Triplett will lead our service as we view “A Ritual to Call Us to One Another”—a sermon delivered by Rev. Anastassia Zinke at All Souls Church – Unitarian in Washington, CD.  “In any community, we are bound to disappoint each other. What … Continued

  This Sunday, Gena Wade will lead our service, anchored on the homily “Love Reaches Out” by Rev. Rebekah Savage of the UU Church of Rockville. This homily was delivered as part of the Preaching Along the Potomac series.  “In a changing landscape of American culture and congregational participation, as Unitarian Universalists we are faced … Continued

  This Sunday, we will be continuing our participation in the Preaching Along the Potomac series by viewing  a service from the UU Church of Arlington. The sermon will be on “How to be a Friend” as a part of their ongoing series on friendship and community. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 … Continued

Jackie Triplett will lead a service entitled “What Moves Us: Forrest Church’s 21st Century Theology.”  She will share the thinking of renowned theologian and minister Forrest Church, whose personal discovery of the liberating feelings of awe and humility prompted him to preach, teach, and write his statement of Universalist theology for our times. Remote attendees, join … Continued

This Sunday continues our appreciation of the Preaching along the Potomac series.  We will hold a watch party and visit the UU Church of Annapolis to hear the Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr.’s sermon on “The Seven Spiritual Laws.” Ancient Hermeticism speaks of seven rules that govern our cosmos and earth. How can these laws give us … Continued

Our July Preaching Along the Potomac series continues with a watch party at the Church of the Ascension. This week, we visit the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax to hear a sermon by Senior Minister David A. Miller, “Be Not Afraid.” What is Unitarian Universalism today and where do we go next? Each of us … Continued

Our July “Preaching Along the Potomac” series continues with a watch party at the Church of the Ascension. This week, we visit the Washington Ethical Society (WES) in NW Washington DC, with music provided by the WES Chorus. The WES holds a special place as the only congregation dually affiliated with Unitarian Universalism and Ethical … Continued

Our July “Preaching Along the Potomac” series continues with with a watch party at the Church of the Ascension. This week, we visit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring to hear Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt proclaim that “There is More Love Somewhere.” Generations of people have been attracted to UU congregations by the belief that … Continued