A blessing we previously received from our former minister, the Rev. James Gibbons Walker was, “We see you. We love you. We want you to be happy.” On Sunday James will visit our congregation to share a Child Dedication Ceremony and lead us to commit to seeing, loving, and wishing well for our youngest members. … Continued

In accordance with April’s theme of Resistance, this week we will examine various perspectives on how individual actions can make a difference to resist structures, policies, and societal behaviors that are antithetical to our values. Among other readings, we will hear a sermon by Reverend Andrew L. Weber called Resistance is (Not) Futile. Yes, we … Continued

This week, Jackie Triplett will conduct a service about Resistance. Modern culture compels us to stay busy, to rush, to produce results as soon as possible. If we intentionally slow down we come face-to-face with the invisible, the hidden, the unremarked, the yet-to-be-resolved. We’ll consider a sermon by Rev Emilie Boggis on this topic: Rest … Continued

This week we will visit Cedar Lane UU Church via their YouTube channel. The service is Rising to Life Again, by Rev. Abhi Janamanchi. “Easter is about hope; it is saying that in the midst of life there will be struggle, despair, death, but that is not the end of the story, nor is it … Continued

This week, the service is about stewardship. Katy Boyd will be presenting the 2017 Stewardship Award Winning sermon, “The Guy on the Bus” by Rev Bill Neely. Rev. Bill Neely, in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Liberal Religious Educators Association are pleased to share this award winning Stewardship Sermon by Reverend Bill … Continued

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

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

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

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