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There is nothing like a UU congregation
I retired in June of 2019 and until last fall I was not an active UU near a congregation for the first time since 1971. I was surprised at how much I missed the connection. I made friends and became active in useful organizations, but nothing replaced UU. What was missing was community. In society, community is a vague concept and a thin reality. UUs have a commitment to a standard of behavior toward each other, and toward the truth, that supports the best in people, even if our behavior sometimes falls short. Therefore, my parting message is that our congregation, whatever form it takes, has both an historic and urgent obligation to its future. We must not forget how important our congregations are to the greater community. Our numbers are small, but we have many “deep-well UUs,” seasoned members who know how to lead and how to follow, what they believe and how to transform belief into action. It is my professional and personal opinion that UCSI will create a future for itself even stronger than its past. -- Rev. Darrell Berger |
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