Topic: Community

So All May Be Fed

Join us for another celebration of gratitude, gathered around the table together. With song and story, reflection and even a little food – our worship for all ages has something for everyone.  We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09 Meeting ID: … Continue reading So All May Be Fed

To Show an Affirming Flame

W.H. Auden wrote “September 1, 1939” about WWII. Our work remains: to build solidarity, to uphold justice, to shine our light, and love bravely in a world too full of desperate loneliness and alienation.  We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09 … Continue reading To Show an Affirming Flame

Memory Tree

The Day of the Dead, Halloween, Samhain, and All Souls Day are all different cultural invitations into honoring the transition from life to death, of remembering loved ones whom we have lost. This Sunday we will host a Memory Tree ritual together for our First Sunday worship. We hope to see you in person! Our … Continue reading Memory Tree

The Taming of Foxes

It is a powerful experience to know yourself and to be known by others. Our new Chalice Circles are a way to form ties with others and to deepen your self-knowledge. Our groups strengthen the heart of our community through meaning-making and simple friendships. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended … Continue reading The Taming of Foxes

Grandma’s Hands

Trauma takes up residence in our bodies. Healing also begins with our bodies. Remembering, or perhaps we could say, “re-member-ing” ourselves as individuals is not done in isolation. We need communities where the healing can ripple out.  We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. … Continue reading Grandma’s Hands

Freedom Clause

The “freedom clause” has long been a fascinating part of our Unitarian and Universalists histories. It allowed us to have a statement of identity without requiring conformity. This Sunday is a celebration of our collaboration with the UU churches in Athens, PA and Cortland NY. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy … Continue reading Freedom Clause

Church: Why Bother?

The trends are upon us! Attendance and participation in religious communities are declining in the US across the board. This has been going on for a while, but the pandemic increased things. Maybe there are good reasons for not attending that we can learn from. What do people need today that we could offer?  Our … Continue reading Church: Why Bother?

The HeaRT of our Congregation

We all want a strong community at UUCB, and a big part of that is learning how to have healthy conflict.  Learning how to express our full selves, even when we disagree, frees up our spiritual and emotional energy to care for each other and pursue our mission.  Come learn about how the Healthy Relations … Continue reading The HeaRT of our Congregation