Summer invites us into longer days, warmer light, and moments of renewal. In a culture that praises constant motion, this service explores the spiritual importance of rest, joy, play, and reflection. Together we consider how summertime can become a sacred season — a time to reconnect with nature, with one another, and with the quiet … Continue reading Summertime: The Sacred Art of Slowing Down
On this Father’s Day, we reflect on the many ways fathering shapes our lives — through love, guidance, sacrifice, humor, and presence. We honor fathers, grandfathers, mentors, and all who nurture the human spirit. This service invites us to remember the wisdom we have inherited, the healing we still seek, and the legacy of compassion … Continue reading Father’s Day: The Gifts Our Fathers Gave
Join us as we honor Juneteenth, the celebration of liberation, resilience, and the enduring spirit of Black freedom. Through story, song, and reflection, we explore how the call for justice continues to echo across generations. Together we celebrate the courage of those who carried hope through struggle and ask how we might continue the work … Continue reading Juneteenth: Freedom’s Unfinished Song
Join us for a service honoring the beauty, courage, and sacred worth of the LGBTQIA+ community. Celebrating the Rainbow invites us to reflect on the many colors of human experience and identity, recognizing that diversity is not a challenge to unity but one of its deepest expressions. Through story, reflection, music, and shared spirit, we … Continue reading Celebrating the Rainbow
Howard Thurman (1899–1981) was a theologian, minister, author, and civil rights spiritual leader. He became one of the most influential religious thinkers of the twentieth century. He was born in segregated Daytona Beach, Florida and was raised by his grandmother, who had been enslaved. He became a Baptist minister and later the Dean of Chapel … Continue reading Howard Thurman: Preacher, Teacher, Mystic
Note : Fellowship will begin at 9 am, followed by the service at 10 am in the Sanctuary (on the 2nd floor of the main building). Click on the title for further details.
Mother’s Day is a time to honor the many expressions of nurturing love that shape our lives and communities. This service invites us to reflect on the meaning of motherhood in its broadest and most sacred sense — celebrating not only mothers by birth, but all who offer care, guidance, protection, and compassion to others. … Continue reading Mother’s Day
This service explores how climate change is causing a new era of migration. As natural disasters grow more dangerous and extreme conditions become the norm, millions of people all around the world are leaving their homes. Julian Hattem, author of Shelter from the Storm; How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration, discusses this … Continue reading Shelter From The Storm
What if prayer did not always sound like prayer? What if spirituality sometimes arrived not in doctrines or declarations, but in images, rhythms, and carefully chosen words? Poetry as a Spiritual Practice invites us to explore how poetry becomes a pathway to the sacred — a way of listening deeply, speaking honestly, and encountering mystery … Continue reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice
Join this Special Sunday Service highlighting the depth of the Ministries offered by our Beloved SUUF Community. Our Ministry programs include Care Team, Soul Matters, Evolving Elders, Book Group, Friendly Feasts, Women and Men groups, and more. Meet and hear from them all at this Service. “We are one, a diverse group of proudly kindred … Continue reading Our SUUF Community
