UU Values
An acronym that stands for the 6 UU values.
What is JETPIG?
Our fabulous co-ministers at UUSS.
Who are Rev. Lynn and Rev. Wendy?
The symbol of Unitarian Universalism, used to signify "safe" for those facing persecution after WWII.
What is the chalice?
The dominant feature of our church designed by Edward Durrell Stone, which includes a 60 foot dome and 300 seats in circular benches.
What is the Great Hall?
A statement of faith written during the "Coming of Age" classes and presented to the congregation.
What is a "Credo"?
The value "at the center" of UU values
The team, led by amazing DLRE H.B., that is responsible for providing education to the congregation.
What is the Religious Education Team?
The group of people who have been welcomed to our church since the 1980's under the "Welcoming Congregations" program.
What is the LGBTQIA+ community?
The building donated to UUSS to be used for religious education.
What is Water's House?
The Sunday after Labor Day, where church services resume as normal after the summer. Congregants may bring vials of this from places that are meaningful to them to this service.
What is water communion?
The UU value that encourages a spirit of gratitude and hope, and freely giving resources to those in need.
What is generosity?
The team that is responsible for planning, creating, and executing Sunday services.
What is the worship team?
The belief in "one God" that began in Europe in the 1700's; one of the two predecessors to Unitarian Universalism as a religion.
What is unitarianism?
What is represented by the six symbols on large panels of glass that separate the church foyer from the Great Hall.
What are the World's Great Living Religions?
The service around Thanksgiving, where food is baked and eaten as a congregation.
What is bread communion?
The UU value that encourages diversity in thought and beliefs in UU congregations.
What is pluralism?
The team at UUSS that is responsible for promoting justice and equity within the congregation.
What is the Social Justice Action Team?
The belief in the restoration of all to God, that arose in the 1800's as a dissent to Calvinism; one of the two predecessors to Unitarian Universalism as a religion.
What is universalism?
The name of the welded structure behind UUSS.
What is "Sanctuary"?
The service in the Spring, where we celebrate the many natural joys that come with this change in season.
What is Flower Communion?
The UU value that reminds us of our inherent connection to all life.
What is interdependence?
The team that ensures we have safe and functional spaces to meet in, both indoors and outdoors.
What is the buildings and grounds team?
The decade that the Unitarian Universalist Association was formed.
What is the 1960's?
The year that the current UUSS church was completed.
What is 1961?
The tradition that celebrates graduating seniors being welcomed into the congregation as young adults.
What is "bridging"?