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Monthly Taizé Service

In person in the sanctuary, AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF 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.

Mortality, Nostalgia, and Honor

In-Person in the sanctuary AND on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/738363620; Passcode: BUF Order of Service Reflections on those who died in 2023: the famous, infamous, and those too easily forgotten who have colored my world, and BUF-sters, colleagues, and animal companions. Reflections, too, on reflecting, nostalgia, and self-awareness. More details

You Don’t Have To Be Good ֍ [T/A]

Often in our culture we’re told that doing good should require heroic sacrifice, and giving should hurt. What if that’s not true? What if the line between altruism and hedonism is finer than we thought? Sermon Text Service Audio