Karen Uhlenbeck had just attended the weekly service at her Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Princeton, New Jersey, on March 17, 2019, when she learned she’d made history by becoming the first woman to win the prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics. Since 2003, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize—often compared to … Continue reading UU History Corner: Karen Uhlenbeck
March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. There are many Unitarian and Universalist women worth celebrating. Here are a few of the most famous Unitarians in the fight for women’s rights. Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) met Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1851 and worked with her for the rest of her life to win women’s rights including the right … Continue reading Women’s History Month
A few weeks ago, the Reverend Doctor Linda Hart spoke to us about Theodore Parker…….. Theodore Parker was perhaps the most influential American Unitarian minister who ever lived. He was one of the greatest American preachers; the leader, with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller, of the Transcendentalist movement; and a major antislavery leader and … Continue reading UU History: Theodore Parker
Community Passageways has a four-pronged approach to community justice: 1. Prevention: Keep youth on a good path. Show them new paths. 2. Diversion: Keep people out of the prison system and in community. 3. Support: Support people already in the prison system. 4. Reintegrate: Ensure a smooth, successful integration into the community. https://www.communitypassageways.org/mission read- it … Continue reading Social Justice News/Videos on Racism and Media
Greetings! It is that time of year again. VIUF is starting our 2021-2022 stewardship drive to raise funds for next year’s budget. Please take a moment to read the letter from Pamela and Robbie about this year’s pledge drive. Open it HERE. And this link will take you to the UUA’s Fair Share Contribution Guide, … Continue reading Pledge Drive for 2021-2022
(by Susan J. Ritchie) Part 1 can be found on the VIUF blog here PART 2: Many people are surprised to learn that lighting a chalice as a part of worship only found its way into Unitarian Universalist congregations in the early 1980s. But the path it took to reach the sanctuary is a very … Continue reading UU History – The Flaming Chalice: Part 2
(by Susan J. Ritchie) PART 1: The flaming chalice is the symbol of Unitarian Universalism. Most Unitarian Universalist congregations begin their worship on Sunday mornings by lighting one in the form of a lamp or candle.cradled within a wide-lipped vessel. But you will also find them out in the world, sometimes as three-dimensional objects, sometimes as … Continue reading UU History – The Flaming Chalice: Part 1
The VIUF Bookclub choice for February’s Book Club meeting (on Feb. 28th, immediately after the service) will be American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland, by Marie Mutsuki Mocket Please try to get a copy to read by the end of February. Thanks!, Pamela Godt
Starting Monday, February 22, 6:30pm. We will meet for 5 consecutive Mondays, for 60-90 minutes depending on the number of people in the group. Supplies needed: The book, Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad, and a journal. Structure: We will be using her step-by-step reflection process to examine our racist thoughts and behaviors. For 28 days we will journal and … Continue reading Join our free discussion group on RACISM
Views on God Not all Unitarians believe in God or even use the word. Some find the word ‘God’ meaningless, others believe it is too burdened with wrong ideas to be useful. But many Unitarians continue to believe in God in a real sense, or use the term with a more limited meaning. God is … Continue reading Unitarians and God
