This Sunday we will unveil the new Vision Statement that we will be voting on in May. What kind of vision of the future would be worthy of such a creative, dynamic, and historic community? And how might we go about realizing such a vision? Come and find out.

This Sunday we will unveil the new Vision Statement that we will be voting on in May. What kind of vision of the future would be worthy of such a creative, dynamic, and historic community? And how might we go about realizing such a vision? Come and find out.

Polydoxy is a word used by Jewish philosopher Alvin Reines to describe an approach to religion built on freedom of belief. What would it mean to take this path seriously, to embrace freedom? I was introduced to this idea by a high school friend of mine who became a rabbi and studied under Alvin Reines. Could polydoxy be another way to describe Unitarian Universalism?

Polydoxy is a word used by Jewish philosopher Alvin Reines to describe an approach to religion built on freedom of belief. What would it mean to take this path seriously, to embrace freedom? I was introduced to this idea by a high school friend of mine who became a rabbi and studied under Alvin Reines. Could polydoxy be another way to describe Unitarian Universalism?

Sometimes it seems as if the light of critical thought, shined on religion, causes faith to just shrivel up and die. But perhaps faith is not dead after all. This stage of growth and its questions are very much alive within Unitarian Universalism. This exploration will use some of the ideas of James Fowler’s Stages of Faith. The choir sings today as well.

Sometimes it seems as if the light of critical thought, shined on religion, causes faith to just shrivel up and die. But perhaps faith is not dead after all. This stage of growth and its questions are very much alive within Unitarian Universalism. This exploration will use some of the ideas of James Fowler’s Stages of Faith. The choir sings today as well.

Creativity consists of looking at the familiar with new eyes. This sermon reflects what might happen if we were to look at our UU principles in a new way and read them starting with the seventh and ending with the first. Rev. Gail Lindsay Marriner has served congregations in Massachusetts and Texas and is currently serving the UU Congregation of Duluth, Minnesota. While getting her M. Div. from Harvard she won the Billings Prize for preaching. Special Music: East Peoria Community High School Chorale under the direction of Pete Driscoll.

Creativity consists of looking at the familiar with new eyes. This sermon reflects what might happen if we were to look at our UU principles in a new way and read them starting with the seventh and ending with the first. Rev. Gail Lindsay Marriner has served congregations in Massachusetts and Texas and is currently serving the UU Congregation of Duluth, Minnesota. While getting her M. Div. from Harvard she won the Billings Prize for preaching. Special Music: East Peoria Community High School Chorale under the direction of Pete Driscoll.

Are There patterns in the way that we human beings grow spiritually? Using work by James Fowler, Lawrence Kohlberg, and others, let's examing the possibility that there are such patterns. Of course, we as UUs might not follow the pattern, but then again, maybe we do after all.

Are There patterns in the way that we human beings grow spiritually? Using work by James Fowler, Lawrence Kohlberg, and others, let's examing the possibility that there are such patterns. Of course, we as UUs might not follow the pattern, but then again, maybe we do after all.