Rev Pamela Barz began her ministry serving the UU Church of Saco-Biddeford and now has returned to Maine where she offers coaching to help clergy and others get "unstuck" and live from deep gladness. Contact her at: .
Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are indistinguishable. Listening to others opens our hearts in the same way. But how do we listen across our differences? How do we listen so that we really hear?
This month’s worship theme is Listening. During this week’s service we’ll learn about and use active and reflective listening, getting to know one another through a practice in small groups. Rashi Nessen and Susan Borg serve as Worship Associates at the MUUF. They are retired educators who have used this practice for many years with … Continue reading The Heart of Respect is Listening
This will be a Water Communion Service. Many of our UU congregations celebrate a version of this ritual each year. You are each invited to bring a small vial of water from a place that is important to you. This may be water from an exotic trip, from your dog or cat’s bowl, a stream … Continue reading The Ocean Refuses No River
Please join us from 10:30am ~ 1:00pm on Sunday, September 5, for a Special Fellowship Gathering at the Kiley home. Bring a folding chair, your own cup/ plate/ utensils and whatever you can contribute to our Potluck Picnic. (In these Covid Times, if you would prefer to just bring your own lunch, that’s fine too!) … Continue reading Special Fellowship Gathering
Come sing with the MUUF Choir as we sing traditional Christmas carols, Hanukkah songs and some newer Solstice songs! When: Sunday, Dec. 20, 3:00pm for approximately 1 hour Where: Your home and ours by zoom. Who: The MUUF Choir will lead the carols and you can sing along at home. Why: To have some fun! … Continue reading MUUF Caroling Afternoon
The Fellowship is joining The First Universalist Church in Rockland next Sunday, December 20, at 10:00 a.m. for a Multigenerational Holiday Pageant. Rev. Susan Milnor, Carney McRae, Claire Helene Bevan and a cast of many ages from First Universalist Church & Midcoast UU Fellowship. The no-rehearsal nativity pageant goes virtual this year! The fun will … Continue reading Multigenerational Holiday Pageant
Stillness is not entirely empty. A stilled mind is a place of depth and energy. The energy that emerges within stillness is different from the regular energy of lives. That difference is worth one’s attention. Charley Earp lives in Evanston IL and serves the Unitarian Church of Quincy IL. He is a graduate of Meadville … Continue reading Music in the Stillness
When I learned that MUUF’s theme for the month of December was “listening,” my thoughts turned to the wind that so often seems to drown out all else. It whistles and moans and shrieks and rattles and is generally perceived to be negative. But I’m not so sure. What might we hear on the wind?
