This week, we will hold a Soltice Celebration and an IllUUmination service.  Please see Congregation News for more details.

In the dark of the winter, the commemoration of the Hanukkah miracle provides an opportunity for Unitarian Universalists to seek the light, and rededicate ourselves to living by our values.  Based on a homily by Rev. Gretchen Haley. Please see Congregation News for more information and a Zoom link.

In this last month of the year, one of many different spiritual observances is the story of Jesus’ birth. From a UU perspective: What is it about this story of God as a person that keeps speaking to people so powerfully and resiliently? Please see Congregation News for more information and a Zoom link.  

Do our gifts come with strings attached? What should we expect in return for what we give? The Rev. Rebecca Anne Parker‘s sermon looks at alternatives to quid pro quo giving. Please see Congregational News for more information and a zoom link.

This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving while acknowledging that gratefulness exists in the context of life’s losses and challenges.  As part of the service, we will hold a participative circle of gratitude. Please see Congregational News for more information.

In observance of November as National Native American Heritage Month, UUFSM is honored to welcome guest speaker Natalie Standingontherock Proctor to provide the morning’s message. Please see Congregation News for more information.

On November 5,  we will discuss the ideas of religious tolerance and religious freedom. As part of the service, we will watch a March 2023 sermon from First Unitarian Portland.  The sermon is a reflection on the power of religious tolerance, which seems even more important now than ever. Please see Congregation News for more information.

This week, guest speaker Jennifer Holt will tell us about the Community Mediation Centers of St. Mary’s and Calvert Counties, and how the principles of community mediation relate to our UU principles. Please see Congregation News for more information.

Member Eva Miller will lead a service that reflects the traditions honoring the dead, such as Samhain, All Souls Day, and Dia de los Muertos. Please see Congregational News for more information.

This week, member Jackie Triplett will lead a reflection anchored in October’s theme of Heritage.  We will explore UU history and ask: Why is it important? And does it matter, as we move forward? See Congregational News for more information.