Unitarian Universalists sometimes have a difficult time trying to explain what we believe to others and even to ourselves. Join us as we attempt to us to gain a clearer understanding of what it is that we believe, of what brings us together as a community of faith.
Laura Ray attends the UU Church of Greater Lansing and is currently an Economic Justice Alliance of Michigan (EJAM) Fellow. Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network (MUUSJN) is one of seven organizations within EJAM. Laura is taking up the subject of disability within the Lansing UU church and other interested Michigan congregations. She will address the … Continue reading Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry
We will be joined by guest speaker Patricia Clark from Community AIDS Resource and Education Services.
We will explore the spiritual and tactical challenges of Climate Change with guest speakers and climate activists Donna McClurkan and Basma Hegazy. A Discussion and Q & A with Donna and Basma will be held following the service. Please stay if you can so that we may process and share hard things together, in community.
Ms Miller writes, “There were two possibilities regarding the relationship between safety and love: 1. That a person can only feel safe if they feel loved, or 2. That safety and love are two separate concepts and that while they co-exist nicely, one does not depend on the other. I realize now that I was … Continue reading Revolutionary Love: The Way to Transformative Individual and Community Change
Please invite friends to attend an informative and inspirational presentation about John E. Fetzer, one of Kalamazoo’s leading business entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Brian Wilson, Professor of Religion at Western Michigan University, will deliver a presentation on John E. Fetzer: Entrepreneur and Student of America’s Shifting Spiritual Landscape. John E. Fetzer is well remembered in Kalamazoo … Continue reading “John E. Fetzer and The Quest for a New Age”
The traditions we share with our friends and family provide a path that begins at periodic trail heads where our adventures are regularly repeated. Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and the Festival of Lights are a few of the trail heads where the adventures begin. We learn who we are and what we are expected to do as we travel … Continue reading Expired: “Songs and Stories from the Trail of Life”
The issue of fair legislative voting districts versus manipulated and skewed gerrymandered districts is going to be on the statewide Michigan ballot on November 6. It’s Proposal 2, put forth by a nonpartisan Michigan organization, Voters, Not Politicians. In his ministry, Voters, Not Politicians volunteer Robert Weir will present the “good versus evil” aspects of this issue.
Fred Stella will examine the relationship between the Unitarian Universalists and the growth of Hinduism in the US since the middle of the 19th century through today.
Alicia Johnston will be sharing her story of transformation from a religiously conservative and closeted queer person to a more expansive and affirming spirituality. Along the way will be lessons learned about compassion, inclusion, and the importance of working for equality.
