In this service, a variety of BUFsters will explore specific ways that connecting with others has brought meaning into their lives. Topics will range from the joy of singing with others to the experience of a family reunion during which family members of divergent religious and political beliefs were able to find connection. Please come … Continue reading Turning to One Another: Sharing Meaning
In acknowledgement of Labor Day, we will explore ways that work can bring meaning into our lives (or not). This service will be Andrea Rackl’s last in her role as BUF pianist, so we will honor the work she has done for us. And Lin Skavdahl, the president of the board, will make an announcement … Continue reading Work and Its Rewards
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.
