Article 2
It is the center of our expressed values.
What is love?
A social justice organization and partner with whom we share building space.
What is Meriden Pride?
Lloyd Stone wrote the lyrics of "This Is My Song" to the tune of this Jean Sibelius orchestral composition.
What is "Finlandia"?
This Unitarian minister was also a scientist credited with the discovery of oxygen.
Who was Joseph Priestly?
The current wording of Article 2 in the UUA bylaws replaced this version, adopted in the 1980s.
What are the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalistm?
First gathered in 1864, it was the original name of this congregation.
One of our traditional sources which challenged us to confront evil with justice, compassion, and love.
What are "Words and deeds of prophetic people"?
It is a well known Christmas song written in 1849 by Unitarian minister Rev. Edmund H. Sears.
What is "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
This UU singer/songwriter was also a social activist and a founding member of The Weavers.
Who was Pete Seeger?
An animal character named for each first letter of our values.
What is Jetpig?
He was a young metals salesman who hosted the first Universalist preachers in Meriden in the 1850s.
Who was Noah Pomeroy?
James Luther Adams' summary of the core principles of liberal religion.
What are the "Five Smooth Stones"?
It is the title and refrain of a hymn that originated from a Ghanaian song meaning, "We Are Going".
What is "Woyaya"?
This 20th century Universalist theologian used the metaphor of the inside of a grand cathedral to represent living in the world.
Who was Dr. Forest Church?
It is the UU value that was also the subject of our traditional seventh principle.
What is interdependence?
A parable depicted in a five-panel Tiffany window above the choir loft in our old downtown building.
What is "The Sower and the Seeds"?
This statement of faith in was written by UUMeriden member Florence Emmons in the 1970s and still used by UUs today.
What is "I Believe in Nature"?
This hymn found in "Singing the Journey" was once performed by its composer along with The Muppets.
What is "Turn the World Around"?
This humanitarian nurse who identified as a Universalist said, "I defy the tyranny of precedent."
Who was Clara Barton?
It is our value that calls us to be multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive.
What is justice?
He was the Meriden Universalist minister who was also Superintendent of Schools.
Who was Rev. James Chapin.
Including the theology of Universal Reconciliation, this statement of faith was adopted by the Universalist Church of America in 1803.
What was the Winchester Profession?
This Carolyn McDade hymn celebrates our connection to the earth and nature.
What is "Rising Green"?
This Unitarian was a Supreme Court Justice who wrote the deciding opinion in numerous cases supporting freedom of speech.
Who was Oliver Wendell Holmes?