What better time than during Women’s History month to look at one of Rev. Bev’s favorite historical Universalist figures, Olympia Brown. What lessons can we learn from Rev. Brown’s life of service and advocacy? How does she, as a model of perseverance, help us move forward through today’s challenges? From history buffs to female activists to anyone interested in social justice, this is a great week to be at FUSF.
Have you ever had a moment when your immediate reaction is utter confusion, or not-so-pleasant surprise or even annoyance? A moment when you might utter “what the heck?” We all have them. It cannot be avoided if we are human and live among human beings. But what comes next? How can we move from “what the heck” to somewhere positive? When and how does “what the heck?” become “where’s the hope?” Join us Sunday as we … Continue reading WTH
Join us for our annual, inspirational Stewardship Service. It is indeed time now. You have worked so very hard with your transitional minister over the past 18 months and it shows. It shows in the energy, in the fun you are having, in the environment we worship and learn and celebrate in together. It shows in the fact that you are ready for that next big step – the step towards calling your next settled … Continue reading It Is Time Now!
Join Rev Bev as we reflect on the difference between being focused on a task without a sense of a larger goal and being able to imagine a larger vision for one’s action. Let’s explore what it means to be inspired by the sublime rather than being mired in the mundane. Some say to hold out that larger vision requires exercising imagination. It means seeing what is not yet there and possibly may never be. … Continue reading Brick Walls and Cathedrals
I want all of you to become evangelists. Before you go running from the room let me explain. Evangelism is about reaching out. But before we can reach out we have to reach in and reach down. When each of us can answer why we are Unitarian Universalists and why being a member of First Universalist Society in Franklin is important to us, then we are on the way to being evangelists.
