On Sunday our guest speaker, Rev. Dr. Bruce Marshall, addresses “What Does It Mean to Be a Liberal?” He says, “Liberals don’t seem real popular these days. All kinds of things get blamed on liberalism: crime, a breakdown of traditional values, weakening family structures, disaffected youth, rising prices, days when the stock market is down (though not when the stock … Continued

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​ Our Unitarian Universalist core values call for us to keep love at the center of our lives. But amidst the bullying and chaotic thinking all around, can we find a way to love the people who make it hard, and seem to be unlovable?  Rev Kaaren Anderson explores the topic and finds some interesting … Continued

In our “Building Belonging” series, this Sunday we reflect on individualism and its implications for belonging.  In US culture, we are inundated with messages telling us that we are the authors of our narratives, that we are the only ones who can define our identities, that we are ultimately only responsible for ourselves and to … Continued

As we continue our September theme “Building Belonging,” we reflect on what binds us together as a faith community. Jackie Triplett will read a sermon by the Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse, a fifth generation UU and the grandson of a Unitarian minister, that poses a similar question: Whose Are We? To whom do we belong? Remote … Continued

To be ourselves—boldly, courageously, vulnerably—is to tap into the deeper reality of our own soul. We are given advice to show the world our real selves. Well, what exactly does this mean, and what does this have to do with belonging? Come listen to Debs Szymkowiak share the sermon “True Belonging,” by Rev. Sandra Fees. … Continued

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This Sunday is our Water Communion, the annual ingathering service to start our regular church year.  Please bring a small container of water from a meaningful place. We will share the water in a common bowl, observing and contemplating the power and sacredness that water brings to our lives. We will also hear the sermon … Continued

On our summer Preaching Along the Potomac schedule, this Sunday we will view and follow along in the “Animal Blessing Service,” provided by Rev. Rebecca Banner,Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax.  We will bless our own animals as we see the service on line.  “Whether they bark, purr, chirp, buzz, or wiggle, our animal friends are part of … Continued

This Sunday, we will view “Waging Peace: A UU Reckoning with War, Pacifism, and Justice,” a homily given in July by Rev. Dr. Rebekah A. Savage,Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville.  As Unitarian Universalists, we consider peace a sacred calling, yet our faith also wrestles with the hard questions of when, if ever, force is justified. … Continued