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by Rev Michelle Scott-Huffman In her book “Other People’s Myths,” Wendy O’Flaherty says “It is impossible to define a myth, but it is cowardly not to try.” The story of Jesus’ resurrection often told at Easter empowered a fledgling, ragtag group of followers to form a community that continues today (for better and worse), but … Continue reading A UU Easter: Resurrection and Other Myths that Speak Life in Hard Times
by AJ Fox Transacript: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” A simple saying that helps me dig deep and find kindness in moments when I am struggling to find compassion. It is attributed to Plato or Socrates or a number of other wise minds but it seems to actually trace … Continue reading Compost and Kindness
by Emily McKinney March 29, 2020 I’d like to tell you a story. Three weeks ago, before staying home as much as possible became our new normal, Mark and I bought seeds for the garden. We had every intention of paying attention to the last frost date and what prefers to be started indoors and … Continue reading Now is the Time to Plant
Enjoy last Sunday’s virtual service with original music by Emily McKinney and a meaningful homily. Healing Connective Tissue – by Susanne Bounds
During a time when many of us are staying in our homes, there are unsheltered members of our community who do not have homes to retreat to. Local church The Connecting Grounds, led by minister Christie Love, is working hard to protect those members of our community. The News-Leader has recently reported on the struggles that the … Continue reading Show Support for unsheltered people
by Susanne Bounds March 22, 2020 Greetings to everybody! This is an abbreviated version of what my message was going to be this March 22 spring equinox morning. This message and the ritual I have posted on YouTube will hopefully help us all ground and remember and draw on the essentials of life in this … Continue reading Healing Connective Tissue
First UU will immediately suspend in-person Sunday morning gatherings. In the past few days, I have leaned heavily on the wisdom found in the principles and sources of our Unitarian Universalist tradition. In the face of the challenges posed by the coronavirus, I will “heed the guidance of reason and the results of science.” (UU … Continue reading First UU Responds to COVID-19: We CAN Flatten the Curve
Postponed until May or early June If you’d like a refund for tickets please contact us at admin@springfielduu.org April 4, 2020 – 7 pm First Unitarian Universalist Church of Springfield – 2434 East Battlefield Road – Springfield MO Come enjoy an special evening of music and performance. Humorist Samuel Clemens (Will St. Clair) will present … Continue reading POSTPONED – Music and Mark Twain
February 2, 2020 by Rev Michelle Scott-Huffman Nancy McDonald Ladd shares these important words in “Powerful Honesty” published in the UU book A People So Bold. In recent decades, the mainline Protestant tradition has suffered what many see as a steady progression toward marginalization and relative powerlessness in social and political spheres. Few would contend … Continue reading Where are the Prophets?
Sunday, January 12 – 2:30 pm In moments of moral crisis, Unitarian Universalists know we are called to show up. And 2020 is one of those moments. If we are to survive—as a human species broadly and as a UU religious community specifically—we are called to speak with moral courage and act with prophetic clarity, … Continue reading UU the Vote
