Summer music Sundays have become a cherished tradition at UUFN! We will dive further into new songs from “Sing Out Love” (the online UU hymnal) while offering connections to hymns already established in our living tradition. Whether you join us every week or this is your first Sunday, come enjoy some wonderful new music, reflections on songs in worship, and so much more in this vibrant service.
“Question Box” Sunday is back! During this service Rev. Sara will take your questions written on notecards and answer them off the top of her head and from the bottom of her heart. Bring your questions about Unitarian Universalism, theology, spirituality, and more as we co-create this service together in real time.
In these stressful and troubled times, the temptation to sink into fantasies of all kinds is real. We’ll explore the virtues and drawbacks of escapism, and get to the heart of what truth, comfort, and resiliency can mean for us today.
Rev. Schuyler is the Chaplain at Carleton College and an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister.
“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words,” writes C.S. Lewis. The Lifting Voices choir program in Northfield brings this quote to life as they unite people living with a dementia diagnosis, their care partners, and other singers to foster joy, well-being and belonging through music. Join the director of Lifting Voices Kristin Kivell for this meaningful, hopeful service about community, dementia, and how we can remind each other of the songs in our hearts.
After the service, Rev. Sara will be hosting a sharing circle for those who want to talk more about how dementia has touched their lives.
Here at UUFN, questions are not only welcome, they are celebrated. Our understanding of truth is that it belongs to all of us; there’s no one person, no one book, no one authority that has all the answers. Part of the magic of this faith community is that we are willing to bring our questions, listen to how others answer, and engage in respectful dialogue about our beliefs. That is what we will be doing in this service. Rev. Sara will have some questions to ask you all (perhaps some of the same ones she answered during the August 9th Question Box service!), but rest assured no one will be forced to participate. Come with curiosity and an open heart and let’s learn from one another.