This Sunday we’ll be digging into the story of Henry David Thoreau, one of our most famous Unitarian ancestors. He was an ecologist, an explorer, a prolific writer, and a protest activist. I’ve actually never preached about Thoreau before (one of my colleagues asked: can you even be a UU minister if you haven’t preached … Continue reading Friday News – May 15, 2026
This Sunday, we will come together to officially welcome our newest members into community. When someone signs the membership book, they sign their name to our First UU covenant, committing to engage with this community responsibly, with care and compassion, embrace our diversity as a source of communal strength, and continue growing and learning in … Continue reading Friday News – May 8, 2026
Fund for Immigration Legal Assistance (FILA) Welcome to FILA’s first periodic update. To those who have donated to the fund, we thank you for your generosity and your support of FILA’s work to defend our immigrant neighbors in Central Ohio. Today we want to share with you one of the people who we have been … Continue reading FILA Update
Board Welcome Bill Fiorini Opening Hymn #122 “Sound Over All Waters” Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Luke Rouker Centering Words Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley by Rumi Congregational Greeting Bringing in the Light Nathan Hamm “I Was Here” by Diane Warren (as performed by Beyoncé) Chalice Lighting “The Miracle of Morning” (excerpt) by Amanda Gorman Time for All … Continue reading Sunday, March 15 “Subtle Acts of Exclusion”
From the UUA President: Fierce Love Compels Us To Action By Sofía Betancourt January 23, 2025 Fam, Family, Familia, There are mornings when I wake with a deep need for wisdom that comes from sources beyond my own individual self – times when the struggle toward justice and the next faithful action eludes me and … Continue reading UUA News – 1/23/25 “Fierce Love”
Justice Update #BLM – or Black Lives Matter – has different interpretations according to the audience. The message here is from the perspective of a long-time UU who tries to take a wide-angle perspective on BLM. With a little history and a look a the evolution of the movement, plus a personal perspective, here are some … Continue reading BLM Perspectives
Today’s Justice Saturday is about the work of the Racial Justice and Immigration (RJI) JAM Focus Group, specifically its work for immigrant justice. We invite you to learn more about RJI with a short video and information about how you can engage in this important work. The goal of RJI, like that of the congregation, as a … Continue reading Racial Justice and Immigration
Alice Faryna is a physician who experienced the incredible dysfunction of our current medical system personally over her many years in this career. Her experience in more recent years working for Medicare convinced her to join forces with the Single Payer Healthcare movement. She is a long time member of First UU and of the … Continue reading Healthcare in the Context of a Pandemic
Update on BREAD’s “Real Change Now” Campaign BREAD (Building Responsibility, Equality, and Dignity) is Central Ohio’s congregation-based, multi-faith community organization founded by First UU and ten other congregations over 20 years ago. Now consisting of over 40 racially, religiously, socioeconomically, and geographically diverse congregations, BREAD uses the power of organized people to hold local decision-makers … Continue reading Justice Update: Real Change Now
Today’s Justice Saturday is about the work of the Racial Justice and Immigration (RJI) JAM Focus Group, specifically the work for racial justice. We invite you to learn more about RJI with a short video and information about how you can engage in this important work. The goal of RJI, like that of the congregation, … Continue reading Racial and Immigration Justice
