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Hybrid Service – March 26th, 2023

This week we will be viewing a recent service at the UU church of Columbia MD. Please join us at the Church of the ascension to watch, reflect and afterward, to chat. If you can’t make it, you can zoom in from home. In case of technical problems, view the service directly from home, then … Continued

Hybrid Service – March 19th, 2023

As we celebrate UUFSM’s 30th Anniversary this month, what possibilities lie ahead for the Beloved Community we want to be? The service includes messages of hope and a bit of navigational advice from UUA President Susan Frederick Gray and UUA Consultant Megan Foley, followed by congregational reflection about the ways we might create together and … Continued

Hybrid Service – March 12th, 2023

This week we will hear from new member Gena Wade, in an in-person service in the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Ascension in Lexington Park. The service is “March, Memory, and Tradition.” What is the meaning of tradition? What are the good sides of it? What are the bad sides of it? How … Continued

Hybrid Service – March 5th, 2023

This week we will be visiting the River Road Unitarian Church via YouTube. The service is “The Better Part of Faith” by the Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd, Senior Minister. “Author Samuel Wells recently wrote, ‘it’s possible to stop believing, but we can’t live without trust.’ If the better part of faith is trust, how can … Continued

Hybrid Service – February 26th, 2023

This week we will be visiting the UU congregation of Sterling, VA via YouTube. Join us at the Church of the Ascension to watch together and catch up afterward. If you can’t make it in, please join us on the UUFSM zoom link below. The sermon is titled “Love in the Public Sphere.” We will … Continued

Hybrid Service – February 19th, 2023

This Sunday, our own Jackie Triplett leads the service. Her message is titled “Wade in the Water.” If you can’t make it in this week, please join us by Zoom at the link below: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92562898271 Meeting ID: 925 6289 8271 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,92562898271# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,92562898271# US Meeting ID: 925 6289 … Continued

Hybrid Service – February 12th, 2023

This Sunday, our own Dr. Judy Osborn leads the service. Her message is titled “COVID and Manifestations of Love.” If you can’t make it in this week, please join us by Zoom at the link below: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92562898271 Meeting ID: 925 6289 8271 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,92562898271# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,92562898271# US Meeting ID: … Continued

Tu B’Shvat Service – February 5th, 2023

For this Service, Nancy Gould will lead a Tu B’shvat seder in the Fellowship Hall at the Church of the Ascension to celebrate the Jewish “birthday of the trees!” The members of UUFSM will enjoy this earth-based tradition in person for a socially-distanced ritual “meal” (snack), or if you would prefer to participate from home … Continued

Hybrid Service – January 29th, 2023

This week we will be visiting the UU Williamsburg service. Join us at the Church of the Ascension to watch together and catch up afterward. If you can’t make it in, please join us on the UUFSM zoom link below. UU Williamsburg uses Zoom and also a live YouTube broadcast, and posts its order of … Continued

Hybrid Service – January 22nd, 2023

This week Jackie Triplett will lead a service entitled, “ Leaning Into Our Faith: The Journey Toward an 8th Principle,” with thoughtful consideration and discussion about what Unitarian Universalism is now, and what it could become. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92562898271 Meeting ID: 925 6289 8271 One tap mobile: +13017158592,,92562898271# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,92562898271# US Meeting ID: … Continued