It is common in Scandinavian churches to have a church ship hanging from the ceiling of the sanctuary as a visual representation that the congregation is all in this boat together.

Journeying together might take more time and group coordination than going solo, but we can go further with more support. Together, we can pull our oars with greater strength, spell each other when we get tired, and sing songs along the journey.

Join us for this exploration of what it means to share the journey of life with a community, and remember to bring your pledge cards for our annual stewardship ritual celebration.

This year’s youth service is an exploration into the individual identities of the youth group, how they have come to be, and what we are choosing to do with them in our future.

This youth service will include the different aspects of who we are, the importance of pronouns and our sexualities, and the journeys we have been on in order to get us where we are at the moment and where we want to go.

As the people of the church today, we are trusted with the future of our faith tomorrow. This future is being created right now through the faith development of our children. We play that role as parents and caregivers; as volunteers and teachers; and we play that role with or without any official connection to the Religious Education program or particular children of this congregation.

In faith communities, children are learning how to be persons of faith by watching you. Because our children absorb and learn from their environment, experiences, and the behavior and attitudes of the adults around them, everyone in our community today is creating the future of Unitarian Universalism in everything we do.

Stewardship Testimonial: Rollie Hansen, 2019/02/24 by First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee

All our lives we are in need, and others are in need of us. Through needing one another, caring for one another, and sharing experiences, we build trust in community. Relationships of trust, particularly communal ones, increase our individual confidence and courage.

Join us for this Pledge Drive Kick-off service in which we explore how practice, experience, good housekeeping, and covenant develops trust in community.

Stewardship Testimonial: Nick Hayes, 2019-02-17 by First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee

Trust takes a long time to build, and can crumble in an instant. What happens when trust is broken? How and when do we repair relationships, if ever? How do we repair our own hearts?

Join us for this service where we explore broken trust and its repair.Let’s explore the connections between trusting self and trusting others.

Is trust earned or is trust given? Or both? If trust is earned, how do we earn it? If trust is given, what conditions must be met to give and receive that gift?

Brene Brown says, “When we trust, we are braving connections with others.” But it’s difficult to be brave and trust others, if you don’t trust yourself.

Let’s explore the connections between trusting self and trusting others.

Even if that old cliche is true, and “when one door closes another one opens,” it can be hell in the hallways. Leaving an old way behind when the new way has not yet arrived can be painful, lonely, and anxiety-inducing.

Join us for this worship service where we explore spiritual practices for surviving hell in the hallways when one possibility is closed down and there is no new one on the horizon.

Possibility shows up when we open ourselves to new ideas, relationships, and experiences. Instead of framing new possibility in terms of fear, we can ask ourselves: what is the best that could happen by trying this?

Join us for this Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday where we explore how trying new things could open us up to the best possibilities of connecting across difference.