Nevertheless, She Persisted! By Bonnie Withers If you are looking for a UU woman for a role model, you need look no further than Olympia Brown. But beware! This feisty little woman will ask much of you. Olympia was born in a Universalist household on January 5, 1835. Her upbringing lead her to pursue education … Continue reading Moments in UU History: Olympia Brown
By Bonnie Withers Let’s take a dip back into the early history of belief in Unitarianism, specifically thatGod is a single entity. Imagine a street corner in Rakow, Poland, in the early 1600’s.A small crowd has gathered to watch yet another street corner debate between aRoman Catholic priest and…a Unitarian! Erasmus Otvinovius, a Polish knight … Continue reading Moments in UU History: Otvinovius
By Rev. Barbara Prose Tell Me About the God You Don’t Believe In and Chances Are I Don’t Believe in that God Either. “It is like the finger pointing to the moon…” says Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, referring to an ancient teaching from the Zen Buddhist tradition. If someone points to the moon … Continue reading December’s Theme: GOD
By Bonnie Withers When you consider our small numbers, our denomination has always had an outsized influence on the greater society. One renown reformer was Dorothea Dix (1802-1887). If you have studied the history of mental health treatment in the U. S., her name is known to you. In the period prior to the Civil … Continue reading Moments in UU History: Dorothea Dix
By Bonnie Withers Chances are there is a piece of Wedgewood pottery somewhere in your family china closets. For the beauty, durability, and ubiquity of this famous name, we can thank Josiah Wedgewood, born (we think) on February 13, 1730, in Staffordshire, England. He struck out from the family pottery business to invent new designs … Continue reading Josiah Wedgewood of Wedgewood Pottery
By Bonnie Withers Let’s do some time travel. It is May 5, 1819, and we are at the First Independent Church of Baltimore (First Unitarian after 1912). We are attending the ordination and installation of Jared Sparks and we have been told that William Ellery Channing will deliver a groundbreaking sermon. But we don’t hear … Continue reading What’s In a Name? The Baltimore Sermon
Winter Gear Drive for the MCCAC Warming Shelter Join us in providing warmth and comfort to those in need this holiday season. Your generous donations will make a tangible difference in the lives of the houseless individuals in our community. All supplies will be brought to MCCAC warming shelter. Please donate hats, gloves, scarves or … Continue reading 2025 MCUU Fellowship Holiday Project
💪🏼 Stronger Together 💪🏼 Become a Cascadia Chalice Lighter for our FellowshipGive a minimum of $20 three times per year and the Fellowship will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in grant funding! To qualify, we need 30% of our congregation to be Chalice Lighters. Become a Chalice Lighter Today By becoming a supporter … Continue reading Become a Cascadia Chalice Lighter
By David Kao I want to let people know about Chalice Lighters. It is funding program for Pacific Northwest UU congregations, by Northwest UU congregations. Chalice Lighters is a unique funding program based in the congregations. Regular contributors to the program are called ‘Chalice Lighters’. The funding raising and granting program specifically supports UU congregations … Continue reading About Cascadia Chalice Lighters
By Dick Withers The Fifth UU Principle: The right of conscience and the use if the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large. During last winter’s workshops on the Democratic Process we began by exploring the elements of democratic process – our personal experiences as well as many diverse perspectives. We examined … Continue reading Part 3- Democratic Process: What Now?
