Thankful to finally return to the #EarthDay service at my #UU congregation after two weeks away, even if I am finding myself still a little slow. Started the morning with some wonderful #uke practice where I actually a) had enough voice to sing all 4 songs and b) actually got most of the chords right. Things are definitely looking up more than they were.
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#UnitarianUniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism #Ukelele #Music
The #UnitarianUniversalist congregation in Oakland has a pretty cool church. I just dropped off my son and his friend (via BART) for a youth event.
Region: Boston, United States
POI: First Church in Boston
Have you ever taken a multi-day sightseeing tour?
See the sights like a local in Boston: https://visitsights.com/sights/United%20States/Boston
#UnitarianUniversalist #Sights #Religion #Boston #Church #UnitedStates #Sightseeing #Travel #Amenity #PlaceOfWorship #Building
During the pandemic I left my brick snd mortar #unitarianuniversalist #church in favor of an online congregation, and I love all the righteously angry music they choose to play.
#Maine: #HoultonME rally against #Trump administration was one of 16 in Maine
by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, March 3, 2025
HOULTON, Maine — "Fifty-two people stood together in the rain on Saturday afternoon in downtown Houlton, wearing black armbands and carrying signs calling for the restoration of the nation.
"The rally was one of more than a dozen around the state on Saturday against the new administration of President Donald #Trump. Co-organizer Marilyn Roper said it was meant to draw attention to what demonstrators see as the recent loss of so many of the nation’s rights and the dismantling of government agencies. They also urged support for #Ukraine in its war against #Russia.
"Also over the weekend, demonstrators gathered at the State House in Augusta to protest the Maine Principal’s Association’s rules allowing transgender student athletes to participate in sports divisions that align with their actual gender, which have sparked the ongoing threats by the Trump administration to cut Maine’s federal funding.
"As the group of Houlton-area residents stood in silence displaying messages of restoration, passing drivers honked in solidarity. They specifically called for the restoration of law and order, decency, democracy, and the U.S. Agency for International Development [#USAID], among other things.
"During one stretch of time, the only vocal opposition came from a man driving a black pick-up truck, who yelled his disapproval out the window as he drove by.
"Roper is part of a statewide peace and justice group that co-organized the March 1 rallies in 16 communities, with one each in every Maine county. Some of the other demonstrations were in #BangorME, #SkowheganME, #CalaisME, #Damariscotta and #PortlandME.
"Several participating in the Houlton rally expressed their disgust and shame regarding Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s berating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday.
"Others bemoaned what they see as so many losses since the January inauguration.
"Houlton resident Bertrand Laurence said that even people who choose to not be involved are making a political statement.
"A core group of local organizers has been meeting regularly over the years to plan this and other activities related to issues of #SocialJustice and democracy.
"Following Saturday’s one-hour rally, organizers met at the #UnitarianUniversalist Church to plan future actions, including an upcoming postcard mailing campaign to the White House, said Roper.
"The postcards, slated for a March 15 mailing, will be addressed directly to Trump as a public expression of opposition to his behaviors and policies.
"'May the rallies in Maine and across the country bring about some halt in the destruction of our democracy and restoration of so much lost,' Roper said."
Source:
https://thecounty.me/2025/03/03/county-politics/houlton-rally-against-trump-administration-was-one-of-16-in-maine/
#MaineProtest #BadDOGE #USPol #MainePol #MaineProtests #Resist #ResistFascism #ResistDOGE #SixteenCounties
Thinking of putting together a #UUtheology class. More accurately, a class on the major trends/influences on #UU theology. How do my fellow #UnitarianUniversalist feel about the following breakdown? (both the content and the order in which they are presented)
1. Protestantism/Calvinism
2. The Enlightenment (onward & upward!)
3. Romanticism and Transcendentalism
4. The Social Gospel
5. Humanism
6. Process Theology
7. Ecofeminism
8. Liberation Theology
A mobile in the sanctuary of our church. #stereoscopy / #stereography / #anaglyph / #UnitarianUniversalist
And then I think about, despite their similarities, how different #UnitarianUniversalist and #PlumVIllage practitioners are. When #UU folks encounter a problem, they/we immediately spring into action. Let's educate, organize, mobilize. This makes us known for addressing social justice issues, but I often wish we spent more time in reflection before acting. When #PV folks encounter a problem, they/we pause & reflect. This often makes us slow to respond. ATM I'm ok with slower.
2/2
Being part of both the #UnitarianUniversalist and #PlumVIllage communities, I am often struck by how similar they are. Both appealing predominantly to white, educated people & struggling with how to be more inclusive in terms of race, sexual orientation/identity, and class. Both engaged in social justice issues. Both having conversations internally among their/our own due to disagreements over how best to respond to these issues. Both are reflections of our larger society.
#UnitarianUniversalist (#UU) stuff:
Years ago when I was at All Souls DC, I cofacilitated a class centered around the Seven Principles. We reflected on each Principle - how they influenced our daily lives, our values & actions. Everyone involved agreed that the class was worthwhile, and I remember it fondly.
Now I'm thinking it was a mistake to use the Principles as the focus of reflection, as it encouraged attachment to them. It was the reflection that was worthwhile, the #SpiritualPractice.
My previous #UnitarianUniversalist church is in a very funny beer commercial. I personally do not drink alcohol, but this kind of fun thing is one of the reasons why I'm a #UU (in addition to being Buddhist).
Btw, the minister in the commercial is a real UU minister (and beer aficionado).
https://vimeo.com/776222959
If there are people who are both #UnitarianUniversalist and play #TTRPG, including but not limited to #DnD, and we are not connected yet, please say hi! 
If you are not #UU yourself but know someone who is, or do not play but know someone who does, please pass this message along.
Trying to build the UU TTRPG community on Discord. Thanks.
Sharing the second stained glass "window" I made, which was intentionally the same size as my first - a diptych of sorts. It's again a flaming chalice, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism. But whereas the first piece was organic this one is abstracted with primary colors ala Mondrian, yet using the Golden Ratio. I see it as an homage to science & how we find general principles as we observe our world.
#UnitarianUniversalist #UU #UUtheology #StainedGlass #MastoArt
Someone (@EngagedPureLand) was mentioning how UUs (Unitarian Universalists) offer a lot more sermons on Star Trek than Star Wars. Well, I'm not a minister and this is not a sermon, but it is one of my favorite things I've ever written, and it's about Star Wars. 
(Warning: There are spoilers if you haven't seen 'A New Hope' and 'Rogue One' yet.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ii3qFi7VHPLBeSQeFjnmm1j21KS-j2xHqXfDjmTVhi8/edit?usp=sharing
#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #StarWars #Hope
Sharing the first stained glass "window" I made, which is very much representative of me/my theology. It's a flaming chalice, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism, but the chalice is a lotus, a symbol of Buddhism, and the flame is the Holy Spirit dove. The lotus growing up and blooming from the mud and the Spirit of the Divine descending, and us humans - well, all of creation, actually, not just humans - in the space in between.
#UnitarianUniversalist #UU #UUtheology #StainedGlass #MastoArt
