Trans Day of Remembrance
The opening words speak both of those in our history who paved the way for us to be here today, and also to our special observance on Trans Day of Remembrance, which falls on November 20 each year. They are: Read more…
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Favorite UU Memories
Congregants share their favorite memories of the UU for the monthly theme of Holding History. The opening words are Constellations of Our Lives, by Rev Karen G. Johnston.Humans make maps of stars,choosing some stars, ignoring others,to project our imaginations onto Read more…
Meet the First UU Staff
Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman has been serving as First UU’s half-time minister since June of 2020. Rev. Michelle was already familiar to many Springfield residents through her position as campus minister at Ekklesia Progressive Campus Ministry. Ekklesia is Read more…
November 21st – First UU Opens Their Doors Again!!!!
Tired of watching services on Zoom? Join us in person, indoors this Sunday, November 21st! The first service is at 10 am with a repeat service at 11:15 am. Please pre-register for this event. Register online HERE (preferred method) or Leave a Read more…
Register for In-Person / Indoor Service 11/21/21
Register Now for the Live Service on Nov. 21 We’re going to have two services on Nov. 21! We have several reasons to believe the turnout for our live service will be larger than expected, and we don’t want to Read more…
Holding the History
Homily by AJ Fox The opening words are a welcoming of the ancestors, adapted from words by Christina Shu and Tera Little, read by Religious Education Director AJ Fox. In ChurchWritten by Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyPublic DomainPerformed by Colleen Appel I Read more…
The Gift of Being Let Down
Message presented by Gary Meints. Originally written and presented by Rev. Gretchen Haley. Moment of Perspective – The Platinum Rule – AJ Fox The opening words are Woven Anew by Rev Scott TaylerCome.Come with your joy, your incurable curiosity, your Read more…
Relationships Called Church: Discovering What We Care About
By Colleen Appel Our October theme of Cultivating Relationship invites us to consider who we want to become as a church community.How do we live our UU values, starting with one another?What promises do we need to make to one Read more…
Banned Books and Us
by Dacia Reid and Eva Riebold Footnotes for the message are HERE. Our Opening Words this morning are the words of Sophia Lyon Fahs – a Unitarian Religious Educator whose work made its way into my Methodist childhood. While she Read more…
Days of Awe
AV Coordinator Luna teaches us a little bit about the High Holy Days in Judaism – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. TRANSCRIPT Moment of Perspective – Someone Among You is a Messiah – AJ Fox The opening words are Let Read more…