Taizé services originated in the monastic community in Taizé, France in the 1940s. At BUF, we have created our own UU-style Taizé service that draws from one of our sources — direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder.
How is recognizing MLK Day different from national holidays honoring other people and events? What values, and what other people, can inspire us to nudge the arc of the moral universe toward justice?
2024 brought the deaths of Jimmy Carter, Quincy Jones, and other iconic and world-shaping individuals (and Richard Simmons). And in recognizing both the famous and infamous, we’ll have to consider whether we can appreciate the good works of people who did bad things.
Taizé services originated in the monastic community in Taizé, France in the 1940s. At BUF, we have created our own UU-style Taizé service that draws from one of our sources — direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder.
We’ll share together, in music, art, and poetry, expressions of how moving through grief and loss has brought us renewal and new ways of seeing.
If we try to bring everything with us from the old year into the new, things that are unnecessary and unhelpful accumulate. Today we invite you to consider 1) what to release, 2) what to keep, 3) what to make space for.
Our annual Christmas Eve service includes seasonal music and stories; a short homily; a wonderful piece by the choir; and, of course, the candle-lighting ceremony with candle dancers. Bring your family and friends!
Consciously or unconsciously, rituals shape our lives. Today we’ll consider how to make (the ones we want to continue) more meaningful. We’ll also have a ceremony of welcome four new BUF members!
Rev. Paul Beckel, Steffany Raynes, Claire Lending, Gayle Tilles, Lin Skavdahl, Beth Nyblade, and Jim Reimer will each share briefly about how the experience of reading particular books in particular circumstances has changed the way they see the world.
