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Summer 2022 Newsletter

by Michelle Yates

Fellowship Newsletter of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hamburg www.hamburguuchurch.org The Unitarian Universalist Church of Hamburg is located on the corner of Union & Center Streets in the Village of Hamburg. Family friendly Sunday Services begin at 10:30 a.m. Children are welcome to attend services with their parents or play quietly in the Kid Korner. […]

October 2018 Newsletter

by Michelle Yates

Newsletter of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hamburg www.hamburguuchurch.org The Unitarian Universalist Church of Hamburg is located on the corner of Union & Center Streets   in the Village of Hamburg.  Sunday Services begin at 10:30 a.m.   Religious Education and child care are provided during the service. Our mission: To be a welcoming spiritual community, […]

Walking Together- Jan 2018

by Michelle Yates

This year, I will be exploring our Unitarian Universalist Principles which we covenant to affirm and promote.  Our Faith Development theme for January is the Third Principle, “ACCEPTANCE of One Another and ENCOURAGEMENT to Spiritual Growth in Our Congregations,” or in our children’s version of the principles, “We Are Free to Learn Together.” By “acceptance” […]

Walking Together- December 2017

by Michelle Yates

For our monthly Faith Development Themes this year, we will be exploring our Unitarian Universalist Principles which we covenant to affirm and promote. Our theme for December is the Second Principle, “JUSTICE, EQUITY and COMPASSION in Human Relations,” or in our children’s version of the principles, “We believe that all people should be treated fairly […]

Walking Together- February 2017

by Michelle Yates

Our Faith Development theme for February comes from the fifth line from Rev. L.G. Williams’ Affirmation of Faith.  This affirmation, #471 in our hymnal, is recited weekly in many UU congregations.

Walking Together- August 2016

by Michelle Yates

Summer is the perfect time for adventure! The perfect time to get out and explore! To experience the world and your relationships anew! In this season, I am reminded of Sophia Lyons Fahs (August 2, 1876 – April 14, 1978), the “great grandmother” of liberal religious education.  She was a revolutionary thinker who began the […]

Walking Together- July 2016

by Michelle Yates

July 2016 As a kid, I took things pretty seriously. One of these things was love of country. I was sincere in the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance. I was attentive to the words of every patriotic song. I stood for and respected the flag. That’s not to say I don’t still do these […]

Walking Together- June 2016

by Michelle Yates

June Newsletter 2016 Annual Reports can be a kind of spiritual practice. Stay with me on this…. With the rhythms of life, I’ve always identified more with the academic year or “church year” than the January to December model. The “church year”: starting in September, ending in June, with two months in between to buffer […]