Uu Fellowship Of San Luis Obispo County

This is the age of “multi-tasking.” Can’t we just add enlightenment, awareness, spiritual growth to the task list?

in preparation for the January 8 service: read this brief, fascinating piece “About Article II: The Principles and Purposes of the UUA.” In 1919, poet William Butler Yeats wrote: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… Surely some revelation is at hand We, Unitarian Universalists, have often wondered what holds us together, with no creed, no single sacred scripture, no central governing authority. What is at our center? We (all UUs) are presently looking at possible revisions to a piece of Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws that attempts to answer this question.

What makes something “new”? Come celebrate the first day of 2023 in community and welcome in the “new” year!

In the Christian calendar, we are in the season of Advent. In a more general context, advent refers to an arrival, a beginning, a new thing entering our lives. What do you see on your personal advent calendar?

Awesome! The word is ubiquitous in today’s culture. It is used to respond to everything from the mysterious qualities of a black hole to the sensory rewards of a black coffee. Which makes me wonder: what qualities make something truly awesome?

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, mourning those who have died in acts of violence this past year and celebrating the strength of the transgender community. What changes are we called to make to put an end to the violence and help realize a beloved community of inclusion?

Friday was the 201st anniversary of the birth of Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Inspired by the title of one of his most famous works, we will take some time to reflect on what leads humans to cause harm and, more importantly, what inspires us to take responsibility for our actions, make amends, and seek restoration. How do we truly change?

One of the most popular political promises on the campaign trail is “change!” (even if it is sometimes expressed as changing what has changed so that we can go back to a time that we presumably enjoyed before everything changed!) The truth is: change happens. The question is: how do we direct change toward those things that speak to our highest aspirations and our deepest values.

As we celebrate the memories of loved ones who have died, we also celebrate that which allows us to continue living and experiencing joy, even amid the losses.

Wendy Lucas, vice-president of the yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region describes how her life has been shaped by Divine Guidance, Paying Attention, and Hope - the gift of her tribal roots and the ancestors' voices.

Saying hello and goodbye are such fundamental practices for humans that you might think we would be a little better at it than we are. This Sunday, we get to practice by giving an enthusiastic welcome to our new Music Director, John Knutson, and saying a deeply grateful goodbye to our previous Music Director, Alba Franco Cancel.

It's Father's Day and Juneteenth. What is an appropriate response to being responsible not just to and for our own family but to and for others who are not "in our group" YET?

"Your gifts--whatever you discover them to be--can be used to bless or curse the world...You must answer the question: what will you do with your gifts?" - Rev. Dr. Rebecca Ann Parker

"What to do with beauty? or joy, for that matter — in the midst of tragedy, of violence, of cruelty?" Rev. Karen G. Johnston

Anais Nin wrote, "We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are." What does that mean for how we define, recognize, and nurture beauty?

Many famous stories, songs, poems through the ages have paired physical attractiveness with inner beauty. How does that show up in our culture?

One of the earliest Easter messages to the women who came to Jesus's tomb was simply this: he is not here.

As I understand it, there is some debate among the many Buddhist paths about just how awakening happens. Is there a flash of enlightenment or does it occur over time?

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.

Some have suggested that we should understand faith, not as a noun, but as a verb. How would that change our understanding?