Speaker: Jerry Lazzaro

Burning Bowl Ceremony: Holding Onto and Letting Go

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Burning Bowl Ceremony: Holding Onto and Letting Go
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Many UU congregations commemorate the first Sunday of the new calendar year with a ritual that bids farewell to the old year and releases it. In the “Burning Bowl” ceremony. Congregants are invited to write on a piece of flash paper words or phrases that sum up what they wish to release before entering the … Continue reading Burning Bowl Ceremony: Holding Onto and Letting Go

Let UUs All Be Grateful for…A Change

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Let UUs All Be Grateful for...A Change
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In the spirit of both November’s Soul Matters theme, “Paths of Change,” and the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ll explore how change is disruptive and often unwelcome at the time it occurs but may also prove to be something we’re eventually grateful for. Along with considering the spiritual, mental and physical benefits of gratitude, particularly in  challenging … Continue reading Let UUs All Be Grateful for…A Change

InGathering/Water Communion

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
InGathering/Water Communion
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Join in this Unitarian Universalist tradition of water communion to reconnect after the summer.  All are invited to bring a small sample of water from a meaningful place visited in the past year (symbolic water is okay too!)  This is an intergenerational event and all ages are invited to stay for the entire service. Remember … Continue reading InGathering/Water Communion

Summarizing a Summer Read – 2022

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Summarizing a Summer Read - 2022
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Unitarian Universalists tend to be avid readers. To keep abreast of current events and gain perspective on important issues, they devour news stories, articles, and editorials. They also read books—quite a lot of them. In this service, several TPUUF members and friends will share thoughts on a book they’ve read over the summer, or recently. … Continue reading Summarizing a Summer Read – 2022

SpiritUUality: Reflections and Dialogue

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
SpiritUUality: Reflections and Dialogue
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We don’t have to be religious to be spiritual.  In fact, in even greater numbers than ever before, Americans describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious.” Yet, religious beliefs, or lack of them, greatly influence what people consider “spiritual” experience and practice. Furthermore, because our Unitarian Universalist faith is based on principles not on creeds, … Continue reading SpiritUUality: Reflections and Dialogue

Blessed Be Fatherhood

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Blessed Be Fatherhood
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In keeping with this month’s Soul Matters theme “Celebrating Blessings,” on this Father’s Day 2022 let’s reflect on the blessings of fatherhood. Several members and friends of our Fellowship will share with us blessings they experience(d) as a father or father figure or share a blessing they receive(d) from their own father or father figure. … Continue reading Blessed Be Fatherhood

Learning to Walk

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Learning to Walk
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What kind of walk do you have? A tentative walk? A defiant walk? An aggressive walk? Or maybe a reluctant walk?  Mike Holliday returns to our pulpit this month to explore with us learning a new way to walk.

UU Troubadours Sunday: Nurturing Beauty, Nurturing Truth

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
UU Troubadours Sunday: Nurturing Beauty, Nurturing Truth
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You won’t want to miss this year’s tribute to UU troubadours–the singer/songwriters who make our Unitarian Universalist faith more accessible and inspire us to greater heights of spiritual awareness and compassionate activism. We’ll pay homage to Pete Seeger, who inspired us to establish years ago our annual tribute to UU troubadours, and also to Bill … Continue reading UU Troubadours Sunday: Nurturing Beauty, Nurturing Truth

A Non-Believer Easter Awakening

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
A Non-Believer Easter Awakening
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Belief in a deity or specific prophet is not necessary for belief in the power of life over death. The moral from Easter transcends the Christian faith from which the story comes. There is truth in the celebration that awakening and transformation is a possibility for everyone and everything. Let us liberate ourselves from the … Continue reading A Non-Believer Easter Awakening

‘Oh Lord, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’: The Life, Times and Legacy of Nina Simone

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
‘Oh Lord, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’: The Life, Times and Legacy of Nina Simone
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Black History is, like the history of any race, creed or country, the biography of individuals who helped shape that history in the minds of those who lived it. One such individual was pianist, singer-songwriter Nina Simone. A child prodigy, she aspired to a career as a classical pianist. An unsuccessful attempt to earn admittance … Continue reading ‘Oh Lord, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’: The Life, Times and Legacy of Nina Simone