Check out our October newsletter for information about UUFSM services, volunteer opportunities in which we are engaging (and you can too!), and resources for becoming an engaged voter as we look towards November. https://gansub.com/t/pm/6137052717239/

Yom Kippur marks the end of the Jewish high holy days, with Sukot closely following. These holidays have central themes of committing to making the world a better place and desiring to pursue a more just and equitable world for all. Our guest speaker, Rabbi Gail Fisher, will share traditions and inspirational stories of the … Continued

This Sunday, we will start to explore the October theme of Deep Listening. Eva Miller will offer the sermon “Godself as Sound” by the Rev. Lora Young. This piece looks at the power of silence in our increasingly busy lives. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 Meeting ID: 978 8525 1657 Passcode: 884254

  This week, member Gena Wade will share a sermon by the Rev. Kaaren Anderson called “Sharing the Good News: On Welcoming Others to Our Faith.” Anderson asserts that our UU congregations offer a different kind of good news than religiously conservative faiths do.  But we’ve sometimes let our reaction against religious conservatism keep us from … Continued

  This Sunday, we will begin using the September theme: the practice of Invitation. Eva Miller will share the sermon “Revelation is not Sealed” by the Rev. Sophia Lyons.  We will be examining the idea of inviting changes into our faith, at both a structural and personal level. Remote attendees, join at the link below: … Continued

    As we participate this Sunday in our annual ingathering and water ceremony, let us reflect on the special appeal that water has within the human heart. Water from ancient springs, high mountain streams and our own Chesapeake Bay trickles and streams through our memories and our imaginations if we only pause to think … Continued

Date/Time: Sunday, 9/1, 11:30 am – 5:00 pm.  NO SUNDAY SERVICE Location: Gena Wade’s home in Valley Lee MD (write to info.uufsm@gmail.com for address and directions)  Please join the Fellowship in a potluck picnic. This is a terrific way to start our new church year, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones!  All are welcome, … Continued

    This Sunday in the last of our summer watch parties, Jackie Triplett will lead our service as we view “A Ritual to Call Us to One Another”—a sermon delivered by Rev. Anastassia Zinke at All Souls Church – Unitarian in Washington, CD.  “In any community, we are bound to disappoint each other. What … Continued

  This Sunday, Gena Wade will lead our service, anchored on the homily “Love Reaches Out” by Rev. Rebekah Savage of the UU Church of Rockville. This homily was delivered as part of the Preaching Along the Potomac series.  “In a changing landscape of American culture and congregational participation, as Unitarian Universalists we are faced … Continued

  This Sunday, we will be continuing our participation in the Preaching Along the Potomac series by viewing  a service from the UU Church of Arlington. The sermon will be on “How to be a Friend” as a part of their ongoing series on friendship and community. Remote attendees, join at the link below: https://zoom.us/j/97885251657?pwd=OUgwbm9BODh0MGl2bnpOYmJabVllQT09 … Continued