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Come celebrate the conclusion of the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As we acknowledge our personal and communal failures, we are reminded of our responsibility for one another. Join in renewing your heart’s resolve to live rightly with yourself, your loved ones, and the broader community.

Go to school, go to work, do your homework, do your chores, buy a birthday gift for your friend – there sure do seem to be a lot of “should and musts” in our lives.  Oh, did I mention go to church?  As we begin a new church year let’s pause and ask ourselves why […]

The spiritual theme of the month is deepening connections. This is especially important at a time when many studies show that Americans are significantly disconnected from one another socially and emotionally. Many agree that in order to be connected with one another we need to feel seen, heard, and respected.  In order to achieve this we […]

Vulnerability is the spiritual theme of the month. Too often many of us have protective shells, which separate us from others. Anger, jealousy and pride can all serve as shields, which prevent us from opening up. How can you put down your shield in order to share some of your life story with others? How can you expose […]

From June 23-July 31 congregations all around Philadelphia will fast, pray and take action for Immigration Justice.  We fast to call the attention of elected officials and to Pennsylvania residents of the impact of unjust immigration laws, we meditate and pray on the loss of deported family and community members, and to build our spiritual discipline for a […]

UUs long ago stopped looking to the Christian Bible as a source of insight or inspiration, and for good reason. There is much about this text that is confused, irrelevant to our lives today, or just plain wrong. But in spite of these barriers it can be a wonderful source for lectio divina (divine reading), if approached with the […]

Unitarian minister A. Powell Davies said, “Life is just a chance to grow a soul.”  Whether we call it religious education, faith formation, or spiritual growth, the search for truth and meaning is one of the cornerstones of our Unitarian Universalist tradition.  As a religious community we have the opportunity nourish one another as growing […]

Vision is the spiritual theme of the month.  In order to allow a vision to well up from inside of us we often need quiet. Extraverts often dominate our social interactions.  Extraverts, like the minister, can talk too much and not allow for quiet time, which our souls crave.  Let’s give ourselves a break and feel […]

A healthy church supports people to say no.  We should stand up and say no to abuse in all its forms.  We should also be empowered to say no when a certain activity doesn’t fit with our core values or ethics.  Because we are a liberal religion some people think that in Unitarian Universalism anything […]