Pride Against Prejudice: Queer Pride as Spiritual Growth

If we look at most global wisdom traditions — their teachings, scripture, history, and wisest practitioners — we find comprehensive support for the virtue of humility. From Christianity to Confucianism, Judaism to Jainism, Shinto to … read more.

100 Years of Flowers
Join us at UUSMV on Sunday for the 100th Anniversary of a widespread Unitarian Universalist Ritual: Flower Communion. If you’re able to, bring a flower from your yard, your rambles, or your favorite farmer’s market vendor. We’ll explore the heritage, the meaning and … read more.

We are, all of us, asked to show up in different ways, in the service of different causes throughout our lives. This Memorial Day Sunday, join us as we meditate on the complexities of showing up when called — while grappling with fear, doubt, ambivalence … read more.

Albert Einstein claimed that “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” This Sunday our service is an invitation to look at the human response to mystery … read more.

UUSMV OOS for April 30, 2023

During our April 30th Service we are planning a Blessing of the Animals. Here are 5 ways you and your animal(s) might choose to participate:

If you have a well-behaved animal that can be … read more.

There’s a common trope that on Easter Sundays in Unitarian Universalist congregations you’re likely to encounter messages that trumpet the hope found in the bursting forth of spring, with all its ostentatious flowers and budding trees. Spoiler alert: This is not that message. Why? Because … read more.

In the fast pace of our secular world we often feel compelled to do whatever we can to “keep up.” It can feel disorienting and dangerous to choose to let that pace fall away and instead claim a speed for our lives that invites us … read more.

To Live a Living Tradition: Faith, Change and Responsibility

Unitarian Universalism has long referred to itself as a “Living Tradition.” We find evidence for this in the title of our hymnal — “Singing the Living Tradition.” But what does it mean to be a Living … read more.

Despite our ostrich-like tendency to avoid this truth, we human beings are vulnerable creatures. We live out our brief but beautiful lives subject to both natural and manmade forces that test us and our communities, and no amount of pretending we are … read more.

This Sunday we continue our exploration of this month’s theme by reflecting on whether our lives and truths — finding the center we seek — are representative of who we would wish to be. We take as our jumping off point the story told by … read more.