In this service, we will explore the power of creativity and the wide variety of ways that it emerges and gives our lives meaning. You will hear BUF members and friends talk about clothes they design, photographs they take, teahouses they build, gardens they tend—and more. You will be invited to consider how creativity shows … Continue reading The Spirit of Creativity
Sometimes the work of the church can be muddy and it doesn’t always feel spiritual. But, church work is holy and matters deeply to our spirits.
What is spirituality? What does spirituality mean to members and friends of the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship? To what extent do they experience Sunday services at BUF as spiritual? Please join us as we explore these questions and share various responses to them.
Men are known for being stoic and for not openly discussing their feelings. But is that all there is to masculinity? In Sunday’s service, we take a critical look at the nuances of masculinity today, both good and bad, in this time of great uncertainty and upheaval
Reflections on these words of Victor Frankl: Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Note: There will be a potluck in the Social Hall after this service!
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!
Prayer is not just about speaking and hearing. Recognizing what is before us, seeing what is true, creating visual arts that express our questions, aspirations, regrets … these too can be forms of prayer.
Rev. Paul Beckel and Tom Nicholas have asked an assortment of BUFsters, “How has love changed you?” We’ll assemble their responses into a multi-hued mosaic of life, loss, and awakening.
Liberal religious folk are often marginalized or trivialized by more traditional religious people. Can we move through the world remembering that our religion matters, too?
