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Not-So-Common Wisdom

Young adulthood is a natural time of change and uncertainty. As UUFR moves into a new chapter in our developmental ministry, members of our Young Adult Group will offer some of the wisdom they’ve received and discovered along the way about responding to life’s changes, … read more.

We Welcome Dr. James Kubal-Komoto to UUFR in August

We Welcome Dr. James Kubal-Komoto to UUFR in August

UUFR is happy to announce that the Rev. Dr. James Kubal-Komoto begins his ministry with us this August. He is an experienced, knowledgeable, hard-working, and spiritually-grounded leader who enjoys working with others in finding creative solutions to challenging problems. He has been the Regional Lead for the Pacific Western Region, Congregational Life Staff Group for the UUA, and was the minister of the Saltwater Church in the Seattle suburbs from 2000 to 2016. He has been active in the community of Seattle, including helping lead an interfaith coalition that successfully advocated for immigration reform, funding for early childhood intervention programs, and funding for a day center for the homeless. He has also served in various ways on the Unitarian Universalist Ministers' Association Board. Learn more about Dr. Kubal-Komoto by clicking on the link below.

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UUFR Flea Market Coming September 7!

UUFR Flea Market Coming September 7!

Take a look in your closet and pick out all the items you have not worn in the past three years... Do you really need those things? What about your drawers? And your kitchen cupboards? Get rid of it ... fewer things to dust! Donate your items to UUFR's FLEA MARKET. Plan to bring your items after service on Sunday, September 1, or Monday-Wednesday, September 2-4. Begin thinking about how you could help us advertise, set up (September 5), price items (September 6), and check-out and clean up (September 7). Contact Jane Hunt to volunteer.
Registration Closes This Saturday, Aug. 17, for Spiritfest!

Registration Closes This Saturday, Aug. 17, for Spiritfest!

Register now for Spiritfest, UUFR’s annual retreat -- a place and time for all ages to come together, relax, have fun, and learn something new. It’s a great way to meet new people and strengthen friendships. Only a few motel rooms remain available, so sign up quickly if you want these accommodations. Activities include a river float, folk music, porch chat with Rev. James, collage workshop, mud walk, swimming, archery, anti-racism session, yoga, campfire with S’mores, writing workshop, and the Saturday night Cabaret. Come for the whole weekend, or just the day on Saturday. The retreat is held August 30 to September 1 near Fayetteville at Camp Rockfish, For more information and a link to regester, go to http://www.spiritfest.net/.

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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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