Worship at the Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is about relationship.

Unitarians are inspired by care and concern for one another, for the world-wide human family, for their natural environment, and for their relationship with Mystery, or Wisdom, or God.  Their weekly service connects them to what’s deeper, wiser, and more compassionate than their usual preoccupations, thereby creating opportunities for personal and spiritual growth.

Music is woven throughout the service.  SUUF’s music director Susannah Martin performs music and leads sing-alongs that beautifully evoke the spirit of each week’s service theme.

Lighting the chalice, a hallmark of UU worship, creates a sacred space and unites the congregation with their UU kin around the world.

Attendees are invited to say aloud their joys and concerns, the celebrations and griefs they wish to share with the congregation. Letting others know about their pain provides healing and comfort; sharing their joys strengthens the strands of familiarity and friendship among them.

Moments of silence encourage participants to align their full attention with something greater, so their wisest inner voice can arise from the usual clatter between their ears.

A highlight of UU worship is the minister’s sermon. Rev. Anthony’s message usually illuminates a core UU principle and draws upon his original poetry, folk wisdom, other religions’ sacred texts, or even pop culture to explain its meaning and applications. He inspires and challenges the congregation to reflect on life’s most demanding questions; and he suggests ideas and actions they can apply in daily life to implement their deepest truths.

UU Rev. Alice Blair Wesley sums up the focus of her faith this way: “We have found that there is always more to learn about how love really works, and  could work, in our lives and in the world.”

June 14, 2024