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This Sunday @ UUFR (11:00 am)

Bridging

Our annual Bridging service celebrates the transition from youth to young adulthood and features our graduating high school seniors. After the service, please join us for a reception celebrating our grads!

UUFR Annual Meeting June 9

UUFR Annual Meeting June 9

The UUFR Annual Elections and Budget Congregational Meeting will be held after the service on June 9, 2019. We will take a short break after service and re-convene in the Sanctuary at 12:30 pm. Although your Board has been in the process of updating bylaws, we will not present any updates at this year's meeting. The Annual Board Report to the Congregation and the Absentee Ballot for 2019 will be available on the Member's Google Drive no later than Sunday, May 26. Printed copies will be available in the office on request.
Generosity Campaign

Generosity Campaign

Gratitude in Action! We have much to be thankful for at UUFR, and that includes the generosity of our members and friends. We’re over 75% of the way to reaching our pledge goal of $690,000, and pledges continue to come in daily. Please help us reach our goal of 100% participation. And remember, even if you’ve set up automatic payments, we still need an annual pledge.

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Sunday Sundae on June 2nd

Sunday Sundae on June 2nd

Sundae Sunday Next Week - Save the Date! Don't miss our annual end-of-year RE celebration, Sundae Sunday! We will be showcasing the children's work and serving up delicious ice cream sundaes to all. Join us in Founder's Hall after service on June 2nd. Sign up to bring your favorite toppings here.

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Our Stories. Our Voices.

The first time I heard about Unitarianism was while studying for a Master’s degree in English. I was taking a class on Emerson, Whitman and Thoreau – a sort of Unitarian trinity. It was the essays of Emerson that had the most impact on my religious and spiritual life, and eventually led me to the doors of UUFR. Read the full testimonial.

I first came to UUFR in the summer of 1998. I’d just moved to Raleigh, didn’t know anyone here, except Don, my (now) husband. I was raised in a UU church in NY and, after a hiatus, felt ready to re-engage with a spiritual community. Read the full testimonial.

UUFR is the place where I nurture so much of what’s good in my life: my meditation practice at the Monday night mindfulness group, my desire to serve my community at LEAP and at our monthly Interfaith Food Shuttle project, my writing practice at the Wednesday night writing group, my social activism on the UUFR Acts! Facebook page. And last but not least, it’s in this sanctuary that I am often filled up with the knowledge that life can be hard and beautiful at once, and that I am not alone on this journey. Read the full testimonial.

Being a Unitarian Universalist doesn’t work for everyone. There’s no group-wide theology to hold tightly to, no threat of damnation or promise of heaven, only what UU theologian Rebecca Parker calls “freely chosen and life-sustaining interdependence.” Read the full testimonial.

UUFR is a place where I can raise my children in a faith that affirms the worth and dignity of every person regardless of skin color, religion or sexual orientation.

Read the full testimonial.