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The Michos-Irwin Award

The Michos-Irwin Award

The Michos – Irwin Award is named after Barbara Michos and Rand Irwin, both of whom were long‐time members of our congregation. Barbara and Rand consistently shared their time and considerable talents with UUFR, day‐to‐day and year‐to‐year. Their actions helped shape the character of UUFR. The purpose of the award bearing their names is to recognize a current UUFR member who has shared his or her time and talent with UUFR to an extraordinary degree, on a continuing basis. The award is to be given at the annual Congregational Meeting

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Pathways to Membership

Pathways to Membership

Sundays, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Founders Hall If you are interested in exploring membership in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, then please join us for our Pathway to Membership class. This class will cover the histories of Unitarian Universalism and our Fellowship, provide an overview of our ministry and outline the rights and responsibilities of membership. For those who are ready to make the commitment to membership at UUFR, there will be an opportunity to sign the fellowship book during the last session on May 20. Childcare will be provided. A light breakfast will be served beginning at 9am. For those who are transferring their membership from another UU congregation, please join us on May 13 and 20. To register, please contact Kathie McCutcheon at [email protected]
2018 Generosity Campaign

2018 Generosity Campaign

Spirit and Energy are flowing at UUFR. Participating in our Pledge drive is an important way to offer your commitment to our programs and mission.

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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.

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