Stars have been used for eons to help chart humanity’s course when traversing land or sea. Setting intentions – whether collective or personal – can provide similar guidance as we chart the course of life. In my own life, choosing personal values has helped to guide and direct my choices and actions. Over the last several […]

Sermon by Phil Lund & facilitated by Will Daniels This video sermon is by Phil Lund, of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Congregational Life Staff. Phil relates confronting in his own ancestry people who committed unjust or cruel acts. He believes that as UUs, we should also confront the times when our predecessors in the faith […]

Join us for a service that honors friendship in multiple forms – those which dance between us, and our connection with the natural world. We will enjoy nature’s bounty and partake in freshly baked bread and apple cider, special treats of the season! Please refer to Thursday’s newsletter or the UUBridge website for information on […]

Up to now during Gary’s meditation talks, we’ve been focusing on the breath, which helps us to be aware of our minds and bodies. We’ll continue our exploration by introducing some lovingkindness practices. Please refer to Thursday’s newsletter or the UUBridge website for information on logging on for this week’s service!  https://uubridge.info/hybrid-services/

Caring for one another is a fundamental part of being human, and spiritual communities like UUBRidge serve as pathways for providing this care. The connections formed when we support one another are ultimately the “glue” of our community. Join us as the UUBRidge Caring Committee shares a revitalized vision for how we can all give – and receive […]

Please refer to Thursday’s newsletter or the UUBridge website for information on logging on for this week’s service! https://uubridge.info/hybrid-services/

Del Price is a longtime resident of Luray, VA, who has a deep interest in genealogy and local history. Part of the conversation will portray an important historical figure, Bethany Veney, who is Ms. Price’s relative by marriage. Bethany Veney was an enslaved woman of Luray who authored a memoir titled Aunt Betty’s Story: A […]

𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 – 𝐀 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡 ~𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐔𝐔𝐁𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 […]

Celebrate the Winter Solstice  with Rev. Lauren and UU Ministry for Earth Sunday, Dec 21, 7pm ET, online Winter solstice offers an opportunity to pause at a pinnacle, honoring Earth’s longest night. For many moons leading up to this darkest moment, trees have been baring themselves of their leaves, offering a blanket to the Earth […]

No Service* While making your holiday plans, keep in mind that UUBRidge will have no service on Sunday, Dec 28. *If you’re looking for community on Sun, Dec 28, you’re invited to join an informal gathering of  UUBRidgers for coffee & conversation at before & after (31 Main Street, Sperryville) at 11:00am.

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 ~𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧. 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫? Please refer to Thursday’s newsletter or the […]

“𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞”𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ~𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐄𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲: 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 […]