UUA

A Love of Learning and a Social Hall: Where UUism and Homeschoolers Meet

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https://www.uua.org/re/blog/social-hall-homeschoolers-uuism-meet

“We can make this kind of outreach an integral part of our mission, a manifestation of our third and fourth Principles in which we covenant to support one another’s spiritual growth and searches for truth and meaning. The leap here is in seeing families who aren’t necessarily interested in joining our congregation as worthy of this effort, to see our faith grow not in membership numbers but in the dissemination of our ideals and values, and in the friends we make and the service we do in our communities.”

UUs support Standing Rock Sioux in water protection action

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She [Karen Van Fossan] has three recommendations for UUs everywhere who want to join the fight to protect the sacred lands and water rights of the Standing Rock Sioux.

  1. Raise awareness of the struggle among UUs wherever you are.
  2. Encourage UUs to travel to Standing Rock, if they can, to bear witness and take the story back home.
  3. Build solidarity at home—wherever home is for you—and organize actions to stop the pipeline.

 

http://www.uuworld.org/articles/standing-rock?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oct3

 

Remember that no matter how small your voice may be, it is still a voice.

Namaste,
Cricket

 

 

Sunday September 11, 2016

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Cricket Hall will lead us in a service about the 4th Principle which is a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

We would love to have you come worship with us.

Our services are Sundays at 11 a.m. at the Progressive Women’s Association Event Center, 305 Washington Ave. in downtown Clarksburg, behind the Courthouse.

Our Religious Education/ Life Long Learning Class will be from 10am to 10:45 am with a coffee gathering before the service. More about us.

Children are welcome. There is childcare and an activity for young children during the service.

The building is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible restroom.

Map

The schedule for the current adult religious education class is here.

Email westforkuu@gmail.com or use our contact form for more information

or write to us at PO Box 523, Clarksburg WV 26302

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Namaste
Cricket

Image Credit to The Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Bridgeport

There’s a UU Book Club!!

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There is a Unitarian Universalist Book club on GoodReads. It is called Justice and Spirit. There are UUs from all over reading and talking about books. This can help us all learn and and grow together while we search for truth and meaning in our world.

From the UUA “The September pick for the Justice and Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Book Club is “Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person—Without Exception” by Nathan C. Walker. “This emotionally honest and personal exploration of conflict introduces a creative and compassionate way to develop empathetic responses using the spiritual practice of the moral imagination.” Order your copy of this Skinner House title from inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop, and join the conversation with the book club on GoodReads.”

Have fun reading.

Namaste,
Cricket

 

UU Women and Voting

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Here is a piece from the UUA’s Worship Web called Skit for Famous UU Women.

As our election nears, I worry about our voices being heard. I worry that there are people who will not use their vote because they feel disenfranchised, scared, tired, and alone. What I say to you, though, is that we need to raise our voices. The president is not the only vacancy to feel. There are members of congress. There are state governments and local governments.

The piece I am sharing with you today, I’m certain would be more powerful if heard, rather than read, but even just on paper it speaks to the need to raise our voices and use our votes. The point of an election is to be heard. We need to be brave like the women in this reading and speak up.

Namaste,
Cricket

Global Unitarian and Universalist community gathers in the Netherlands

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http://international.blogs.uua.org/international-uu-organizations/icuu/global-unitarian-and-universalist-community-gathers-in-the-netherlands/

“Inspired by the Spirit of Life and with a commitment to the ideals of freedom and reason in religion. 
We, the member groups of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists, affirming our belief in religious community based on
liberty of conscience and individual thought in matters of faith
the inherent worth and dignity of every person
justice and compassion in human relations
responsible stewardship of the earth’s living system
and our commitment to democratic principles,
Declare the mission of the ICUU is to empower existing and emerging member groups to sustain and grow our global faith community.

Namaste,
Cricket

Can we still be good neighbors in an election year?

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http://www.uuworld.org/articles/we-can-still-be-good-neighbors?utm_source=uuworld&utm_medium=front&utm_campaign=1st

This quote from the article spoke to me, “Each presidential campaign cycle seems to have less and less to do with governing or democracy, and more to do with deepening our divisiveness. Democracy requires disagreement and the skills to manage it, listening and tolerance.”  What spoke to you?

Namaste,
Cricket

Istanbul

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“Our hearts break once more with news of the attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul. We grieve with the families and friends now in mourning for their loved ones. We join the world in prayers for healing for those injured and traumatized by these horrific acts. As people of faith and as one human family, we say again that love is stronger than hate and that no act of violence can destroy our connection to each other.” – Rev. Laura Randall, UUA

Where does our answer come from?

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