This week at BBUUC…. May 4: Dr. Mark Yount will present “Faith without Reason and Life without Faith” How can someone hold religious beliefs that have no rational basis? On the other hand, how can someone live without believing there’s a greater purpose, some “meaning” to it all? Perhaps one of these questions has nagged … Continue reading May 4: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. April 27: Rev. Elizabeth Teal presents: “Spiritual Practices, Part 1: Daily Practice!” Rev. Teal offers part one in a three-part series on spiritual practices. How can we get to the promised land? The same way you get to Carnegie Hall – practice and good maps. How our daily actions impact our … Continue reading Apr 27: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. April 20: Easter Sunday Service and Flower Communion Celebrate the season with a multigenerational service honoring Easter, rebirth, and Spring! We will share in the distinctly Unitarian Universalist tradition of the Flower Communion, and our children will decorate the egg tree. This service will also be followed by a Potluck and … Continue reading Apr 20: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. April 6: Linda Crawford presents “Does Religious Faith Suppress Curiosity?” If we ascribe to a particular religious faith, does it mean that we stop asking questions about ourselves and the universe? Is atheist and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins right when he describes religious faith as “a process of active non-thinking”? Linda … Continue reading Apr 6: This Week At BBUUC (Updated 4/5/14)
Mar 30: Professor Ericka Curren presents “And If A Stranger Sojourn” Prof. Curran will discuss the important role of faith communities and spirituality in the immigrant and human rights movement and, conversely, the importance of immigrants to our spirituality, as well as the benefits we all derive from living in a diverse community. She will … Continue reading Mar 30: This Week at BBUUC
Rev. Pat Ray presents “The Fire of Commitment” Do you have the fire of commitment? Join us on Justice Sunday. Justice Sunday is a UUSC program through which congregations can learn about and engage in a key area of human rights. Each year, Justice Sunday focuses on a particular theme and offers resources and activities … Continue reading Mar 23: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. Mar 16: The Worship Committee and the Lifespan Religious Education Committee present, “Claiming Power, Accepting Power, Allowing Forgiveness” a Multi-generational* Service This worship will focus on recognizing the power we possess and the effects of that power on the world around us. Join us to be uplifted by stories of love, … Continue reading Mar 16: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. March 9: Rev. Jack Ford will present: “I Know You Are But What Am I? Part 4: Prophetic Words and Deeds” In these days of bungee jumping, base jumping, arch swinging, extreme sports, it humors me to remember my mother’s voice from decades ago saying: “If your friends jumped off … Continue reading Mar 9: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. March 2: Dr Mark Yount will present: “Between the Seeds to Crumbling Leaves” Gaugin’s great Tahitian painting asks, “Where Do We Come From? Who Are We? Where are We Going?” Life’s interdependent web might open into Einstein’s mystic cosmos, but the family photo album can be a spiritual doorway, too. “Yesterday a child came out to wonder…” Led … Continue reading Mar 2: This Week at BBUUC
This week at BBUUC…. Feb 23: Dr Parvez Ahmed will present: “Moderation and Balance: An Islamic Perspective.” Dr. Ahmed will address two qualities, toward which many of us strive, from the viewpoint of a practicing Muslim. Led by Linda Mowers, Accompanied by Gary Smart About our speaker: Parvez Ahmed is Director of Center for … Continue reading Feb 23: This Week at BBUUC
