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by Jonathan McRay Delivered on 7/22/18 -Moment of silence to honor the land, the indigenous people, and those who have been enslaved here My mother’s father grew up in a farming family. Not one that farmed for much money, but one that raised hogs and grew gardens on rented land. After my grandfather grew up, his parents bought land and built their house with their hands. Just before I was born, my great-grandfather was crushed by his tractor on a steep hillside. Years later

Presented by: Rebecca Harris Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist July 1 st , 2018 Unitarian Universalism has seven principles and six sources, which are listed in just before the hymns. The Unitarians emerged in Transylvania & Poland in the 2 nd ½ of 16 th century, the Universalists in the United States in 1793. What did these Unitarians and Universalists believe? Well, thanks to social media I was able to put out a call on FB asking that very question, as I was searchin

by J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. January 21, 2018 1) This talk follows and extends a talk given about a decade ago at HUU by Ed Piper, then the minister at Waynesboro UU. While I disagreed with some of what he said, I agreed with his main points. Numerous studies of this subject agree that the most important contributors to happiness and life satisfaction are good family and friend relations, health, and employment for those of working age who wish to work. Things that can make one

December 24, 2017 by Merle Wenger Today, I find ample reason to celebrate the first days of winter the last weeks of the year, the increase of sunlight for Hannukah and Kwanza, Feliz Navidad, a very old story the birth of a king, to whom many sing a virgin birth no less, that neither implies sterility or inability but certainly emphasizes the aspect of fertility which would have pleased the country folk long ago whose pagan rituals sanctified birth's mystery a conjuring of t

On Sunday, October 8th we celebrated membership in HUU and welcomed new members who have joined our congregation in recent months. Three of the readings that were included as part of the service are listed below. All are in pdf format. Sense Making Caregiving Justice Seeking