William Shakespeare wrote, “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, /And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date . . . ” (Sonnet 18). Beauty, ephemerality, and storms. Those words go a long way toward encompassing our lives. Enjoy special music from Martha Hardesty and Maureen Hunt.

Our Annual Meeting marks the 141st year of First Unitarian Society and our 106th year of being a congregational humanist gathering. Over those decades some things have changed a lot. Many things haven’t changed at all. The conclusion that I draw from all this? We’re not done here!

Don’t miss Revs. Kelli and Jé in this love and beauty duet, a different kind of Sunday morning experience, with story, poetry, and dance. With beautiful music by the Eclectics.

Both Unitarian Universalism and Humanism are products of the nineteenth century idea that all religions come from a common source–perhaps a god, perhaps the human mind. There is a dark side to this conviction.  Text of Talk (PDF): Getting All Meta About It

The great Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa wrote, “Where there are humans / You’ll find flies / And Buddhas.” Our theme for the month of May is Nurturing Beauty. Who doesn’t love beauty, but too often the nurturing part gets onerous.  Text of Talk (PDF): Seedbeds and Worms (Buddhas and Flies)

Let’s give Rev. Jim a send-off filled with joy and gratitude! Message from Rev. Jim Foti.

Let’s give Rev. Jim a send-off filled with joy and gratitude! Message from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.

Let’s give Rev. Jim a send-off filled with joy and gratitude! Message from Rev. Kelli Clement.

Join Rev. Kelli and members of the Climate Justice Team as we celebrate Earth Day. Plan to process to Thomas Lowry Park after Assembly.

One of the devices the great Octavia Butler uses in her fiction is awakening. A character awakes to an unexplainable new reality only to discover that it is like the old reality. Butler uses this device to discuss the Black experience in America and so much more.  Text of Talk (PDF): Waking and Waking Again