Welcome
to UUFD!
A
Welcoming Congregation
3773 North MacArthur Road - Decatur, IL 62526
(217) 875-5442
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Central Midwest District
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Services:
Sunday Mornings 10:15am
Religious education for children and child care for babies is
also offered.
- We are a
group of people who gather to pursue our spiritual journey, bolster
one another in fellowship and seek to improve our community.
- We welcome
all persons, regardless of race, sexual orientation
or other social factors.
- We are a
religion based in shared values, not necessarily shared beliefs.
- We have a
diverse membership, including humanists, Buddhists, Christians,
atheists, and Earth-centered believers -- even those who don't
fit neatly into such categories.
If
you are looking for an open minded
congregation
that allows you to seek your own spiritual truth,
while upholding the worth and dignity of every person,
we are the religious home for you.
SUNDAY SERVICES:
May 4: —“The Truth Within Community”
with Rev. John Biedler.
Central to our ministry at UUFD is that here we promote a 'free and responsible search for truth and meaning'
to all who come through our doors. But what does it mean to be ‘free’ to search for truth and meaning and yet
to be ‘responsible’ about it? As the hinge that holds our other principles together, it is here that
individualism and interdependence meet; it is here that solitude and community are balanced. Herein lies the
tension…we are both separate individuals of worth and dignity and yet interdependent in a transcendent reality.
The privacy of our own souls found in community with others will each be honored (and challenged) in this
sermon.
May 11: "A Celebration of Mothers.”
with Kathy Sorensen
A special celebration of our mothers, grandmothers, or those who were like mothers to us. Members and friends
of the Fellowship will share their memories and experiences. Special music will be provided.
May 18: “A Communion of Truth and Flowers”
with Rev. John Biedler.
What is truth? Is there only “my truth” and “your truth” or is there an overarching truth? We are combining in
this service two propositions -- that each of us is like an individual flower in our singularity of beauty,
contribution and truth, yet we are an integral part of a bouquet of beauty and truth greater than any one us.
We invite you to bring a fresh flower with you this day, adding it to the collective bouquet we will create.
After the service you’ll be invited to take home a flower, one brought by another. In the sermon I will take on
the question of “how do you know if you’ve found the truth or not?” It seems to be one of the struggles of this
human enterprise, and one I’ve personally struggled with for a long time. You’ll hear what I think…but I want to
hear what you think in the discussion to follow the sermon.
May 25: "Compassion ad Loving Kindness: A
21st Century, American Zen Perspective" with Ron Shafer.
How are we to act with our fellow human beings, with all sentient being? Ron will give a view from a 21st
Century, American Zen perspective.
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